The Westing Game Chapters 21-23 Review

When Theo Theodorakis realizes that he is spying on kind people, he feels

• that they are Violet

  Westing's real parents.

• proud of Doug for following Otis so well.

• that Otis and Berthe will win the Westing game.

• ashamed and refuses to spy on them any more.

Which of the following statements is false concerning what we learned about JJ Ford in chapter 21? (2 answers)

• J.J. often played chess with Violet Westing.

• J.J. and Sam Westing played chess together often.

• Sam Westing paid for all of J.J.’s education. 

• J.J. often visited Sam at the Westing mansion through the years. 

What was Turtle’s motivation in setting the 4th bomb?

• She wanted attention from her mother.

• She wanted to shock people into noticing who she really was.

• She wanted to protect her sister by taking the blame for the  bombs.

•   She wanted to obtain revenge on the people who had been mean to her, including her mother.

Which of the following statements is false? (2 answers)

• The Hoo family has been bonding over Doug’s running and race.

• J.J. Ford is realizing how intelligent Chris is.

• Barney Northrup spoke to J.J. Ford about firing Sandy.

• Grace is now a loving mother to Turtle.

Who is the thief?

• Madame Sun Lin Hoo

• Jake Wexler

• Berthe Crow

• James Hoo

Which of the following statements are false? (2 answers)

• J.J. Ford and Turtle believe Sam Westing’s body may have been a wax dummy.

• J.J. Ford figured out that Angela was the bomber.

• J.J. thinks that Sam Westing died in a car crash many years ago.

• Grace now feels Turtle is better than Angela.

Which of the characters thinks Sam Westing was a good man?

• J.J. Ford

• Berthe Crow

• Theo Theodorakis

• Chris Theodorakis

The author is hinting that

•  J.J. Ford may help Chris the way Sam Westing helped her when she was young.

  
  

• J.J. Ford and Chris will work together as partners to solve the game.

• J.J. Ford will become a mother figure to Chris.

• J.J. Ford will talk to Chris’s parents about how they need to help him.

Which of the following are text details that the Hoo family’s relationships have changed? (multiple answers)

• Doug said he owed all his success to his dad after he won the race.

• Mr. Hoo is proud of Doug.

• Doug and James Hoo have bonded over the innersoles James invented.

  
  

• Madame Hoo puts Doug’s medal on him and praises him.

What is noticeable about the positions the characters wrote this second time? (multiple answers)

• Some characters don’t remember writing the positions that are listed.

• Some characters feel better about themselves.

• Some characters’ positions have not changed since the first time they wrote them at the beginning of the story.

• Some characters did not write a position at all this time.