The Westing Game Ch. 11-19

Why might Turtle have lied to Flora about her real name being Alice?

• To trick Flora and make her look dumb

• Turtle wanted to earn Flora's trust

• Turtle wanted a special name from Flora just like Flora is Baba to her

• Turtle wanted to trick the other heirs so they were distracted

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Mr. Hoo has Sydelle's notebook, but swears he didn't steal it. What does he claim?

• That Grace Wexler gave it to him

• That Doug Hoo gave it to him

• That he found it underneath the hood of his car

• That he found it sitting in his restaurant

What is JJ Ford's and Sandy McSouthers' theory about the Westing Game?

• That Sam Westing isn't actually dead and he's out to get revenge on someone

• That the clues are stocks Sam Westing wants them to invest in

• That the clues spell out the name of all the heirs except one who is the murderer

• That Sam Westing killed himself just like his daughter Violet did

Crow and Otis Amber argue over losing their clues, but what actually happened to their clues?

• Otis Amber threw them away because he's guilty

• They were stolen with Sydelle's shorthand notes

• Crow gave them away to Angela and Theo

• Crow put them in the third bomb and they exploded

The line "may God thy gold refine" is from what text?

• The Bible

• The song America the Beautiful

• Shakespeare

• The Pledge of Allegiance

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What is the connection between Angela Wexler and Violet Westing?

• They are long lost twin sisters

• They went to high school together

• They both didn't want to marry their fiances

• They both struggled to get along with their parents

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One of the bombs went off in Angela's face. Why might Angela be the bomber?

• Her story is similar to Violet's who killed herself over her marriage

• Angela is trying to frame her mom so she leaves her alone

• Angela is trying to frame Denton Deere so he goes to prison

• Sydelle convinced Angela to set the bombs so she could get sympathy from others

Many of the clues seem to point at which heir?

• Angela Wexler

• Sandy McSouthers

• JJ Ford

• Otis Amber

What strange connection is drawn between two unlikely relatives in Chapter 19?

• Sam Westing may be Otis Amber's brother

• Crow's ex-husband has the same last name as Grace

• JJ Ford has the same last name as Grace's aunt

• Crow is married to a man who looks very similar to Sam Westing

Who seems to be "the mistake" mentioned in the first few chapters and who was ACTUALLY supposed to be in the Westing Game?

• Sydelle Pulaski was supposed to be Sybil Pulaski

• Grace Windsor Wexler was supposed to be Grace Windkloppel

• Turtle Wexler was supposed to be Tabitha Wexler

• Otis Amber was supposed to be Grainge Amber