Westing Game Chapters 7 - 9 Questions

Why were there many sighs of relief when Turtle and her partner’s name were read?

• People knew she would try to steal the money

• Most of the ‘heirs’ did not want to work with her

• They all thought Turtle was unintelligent and would be a poor partner

• People thought Turtle was the one who killed Sam Westing

Though Theo wanted to be paired with his brother, why was Chris delighted to be paired with someone else?

• He actually hated his brother

• He did not think his brother was good at taking care of him

• It made him feel like part of the outside world

• He wanted to learn about the medical field from Dr. Deere

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What was funny about the fact that Angela listed “none” when asked her position?

• Her fiancé thought she wrote “nun”

• Grace had told her she should never work a day in her life

• Turtle had erased her original answer and wrote that

• Nothing was funny about it

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Why had so many people invited Sydelle to tea during the snowstorm?

• They all really liked her now that she was Angela’s partner

• They all noticed and liked her after seeing her on the crutches

• They all wanted her to paint crutches for them

• They all wanted to see her shorthand notes of the will

What does Chris determine about Sydelle’s limp?

• Her limp was fake, unlike the person he saw entering the Westing mansion

• Her limp was real and due to being kicked by Turtle

• Her limp was real and getting worse

• Her like was fake and was the same limp he had seen going in the Westing mansion

What did Chris notice as he sat looking outside?

• The power was on in every building but their own

• Someone was inside the Westing mansion

• The snow was only falling directly outside their building

• Several animals had dropped dead in their tracks

Who seems especially happy that Westing is dead?

• Flora Baumbach

• Otis Amber

• Turtle

• Mr. Hoo

What did Sydelle Pulaski realize after returning home to see her door open?

• Someone had stolen her crutches

• Someone had planted a small bomb in her apartment

• Someone had stolen her notebook

• Someone had placed rat traps all over her floor