The Westing Game Vocab. Quiz

And she’d have stationery made—blue

with a deckle, rough edge, her name and

fancy address in swirling type across

the top: Grace Windsor Wexler, Sunset

Towers on the Lake Shore.

What does deckle mean?

• a) rough cut

• b) floor

• c) set aside

• d) used up

On September second Shin Hoo’s

Restaurant, specializing in authentic

Chinese cuisine, held its grand opening.

What does authentic mean?

• bogus

• phony

• real

Otis Amber nodded sadly. “Yep, that poor

fella just sits in the state asylum saying,

‘Purple waves, purple waves’ over and

over again, and his scared eyes keep

staring at his hands.

What does asylum mean?

• A term used to describe a large mansion
• A type of flower commonly found in gardens
• A place where people with mental illnesses or disorders are cared for and treated.

Rigid and righteously severe. No one

could have guessed that under that stern

facade her stomach was doing flip-flops

as Doctor Wexler cut out a corn.

What does facade mean?

• Transparent barrier
• fake impression

• Hidden agenda

Mr. Hoo slammed the reservations book

shut, pressed a hand against the pain in

his ample stomach, unwrapped a

chocolate bar and devoured it quickly

before acid etched another ulcer.

What does ulcer mean?

• A sore on the skin or a mucous membrane
• A small insect
• A type of flower

“Do you believe in ghosts, judge?”

“There is certain to be a more rational

explanation.” “You’re right, of course,

judge.”

What does rational mean?

• Emotional or sentimental
• Impulsive or reckless
• Logical or sensible

Samuel Westing saved his laborer’s

wages and bought a small paper mill.

From these meager beginnings he built

the giant Westing Paper Products

Corporation and founded the city of

Westingtown to house his thousands of

workers and their families.

What does meager mean?

• large in amount

• small in amount

…at sunset Mr. Westing put on his Uncle

Sam costume and set off fireworks from

his front lawn. The spectacular

pyrotechnic display could be viewed

thirty miles away.

What does pyrotechnic mean?

• pertaining to gardening tools
• relating to fireworks or the manufacture of fireworks
• associated with computer programming

The executor of the Westing estate

said the deceased requested that, in

place of flowers, donations be sent to

Blind Bowlers of America.

What does executor mean?

• Person in charge of a construction site.
• Title given to the head of a university department.
• Person appointed to carry out the terms of a will.

“I can’t imagine what became of my

silver cross,” she said, fingering the gold link necklace under her mink stole as she

paused to appraise the big house.

What does appraise mean?

• ignore
• destroy
• assess or evaluate