The Westing Game, Ch. 11-14

Which three phrases best summarize Chapters 11 & 12?

• missing watch; players write down clues; Angela returns the newspaper.

• Turtle learns about Violet; Catherine is covered in "blood"; newspaper man visits Judge Ford.

• meeting at the coffee shop; the missing shorthand notebook turns up; tomato sauce explosion.

• Flora braids Turtle's hair; a bomb explodes; Turtle teases Angela.

Turtle says her real name is _____, but Grace says Turtle's real name is _____.

• Alice; Turtle

• Angela; Alice

• Alice; Tabitha-Ruth

• Tabitha Ruth; Alice

Which word best describes the mood at the end of Chapter 11 "The Meeting"?

• gloomy

• sorrowful

• joyous

• tense

Which three phrases best summarize Chapters 13 & 14?

• private jokes; looking under car hoods; Boom!

• unusual dinner companions; kitchen bomb; trying to solve a mystery

• stock market; given more clues; floating

• candles; Chris's alibi; Sydelle's disease

1.       What does Theo suggest in the coffee shop?

• They share clues and split the inheritance.

• Everyone should avoid ordering the chicken.

• They stop talking to each other so they don’t give away clues.

• They go back to the Westing Mansion to investigate.

Where did the first bomb go off?

• In the Wexler apartment.

• In Shin Hoo’s restaurant.

• In the Theodorakis’ café.

• In the Westing Mansion.

What does Turtle accuse Angela of taking?

• Her newspaper.

• Sydelle’s notebook.

• Nothing.

• Both a & b.

Why couldn't anyone read Sydelle's shorthand?

• She has really bad handwriting.

• It was in Polish.

• She had torn up the pages.

• Everything was spelled incorrectly.

Who was hurt during the second bombing?

• Madam Hoo

• Mrs. Theodarakis

• Sydelle

• Angela

Why did Angela lie to Sydelle about the doctor’s report?

• She could not bear to tell Sydelle that Sydelle was crazy.

• She did not want Sydelle to know the truth about Sydelle’s heath.

• She did not want to hurt Sydelle’s feelings or embarrass her.

• She was too busy with her wedding.