1. As the heirs competed for the two-hundred million dollar prize, Sandy McSouthers presided at the front door, whistling, chatting,

• (A) and collecting tidbits of gossip and adding some of his own
• (B) and trying to trick the residents of Sunset Towers into revealing their clues
• (C) and wondering which one of the Towers’ residents was a murderer.

2. Within three days Turtle and Flora had

• (A) lost $3,000 in the stock market
• (B) found Sydelle Pulaski’s notebook in a laundry hamper
• (C) managed to overhear three more clues.

3. Which of the following was not a theory held by Turtle, Doug, Sandy, and Otis Amber about the possible causes of Sam Westing’s death? He died as a result of

• (A) a bee sting or snake venom
• (B) poison that mimicked a heart attack or possibly being stabbed by an icicle
• (C) strangulation by a silver thread or drowning by water dripping from the ceiling.

4. Turtle

• (A) was suspicious of Doug Hoo
• (B) had once had a crush on Doug Hoo
• (C) was not certain which side her own partner was on.

5. Doug hinted that Turtle was the person he had seen in the parking lot opening car hoods because of her

• (A) braid
• (B) heavy coat
• (C) red boots.

6. Otis Amber rode off on his bicycle and declared that

• (A) Sam Westing was a madman and none of them were murderers
• (B) he would stand no more of Turtle’s nonsense
• (C) he had important work to do.

7. Sandy told Turtle a story about a man who

• (A) planned his own death
• (B) faked his own death and disappeared with a fortune in gold
• (C) died laughing.

8. When her husband came to Shin Hoo’s restaurant, Grace Wexler didn’t think it was necessary to

• (A) show him to a seat
• (B) say hello to him
• (C) explain why there were gifts piled up in the apartment.

9. Each time he delivered a package to Grace’s apartment, Otis Amber

• (A) smiled broadly
• (B) shouted “Boom!”
• (C) tried to kiss her hand.

10. So it would appeal to English-speaking ears, Grace wanted Mr. Hoo to change the name of his restaurant to

• (A) Hoo’s on First
• (B) Stop at Hoo’s
• (C) Hoo’s Hungry.