The Westing Game Ch1-4 Quiz

At the beginning of the story, which of the following is NOT something that alerts you

that things may not be what they appear to be?

• The residents' names are already on the mailboxes.

• Sunset Towers faces east.

• Sunset Towers has two restaurants and a doctor's office.

• Sunset Towers has no towers.

What is unusual about the apartment numbers at Sunset Towers?

• All the apartment numbers start with 1: 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E, 1F.

• They are numbered alternately 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, and 11.

• The apartment numbers all start with W, which we later find out stands for

  Westing, not West.

• There are no A or B numbers and names are printed on the mailboxes before the

  apartments are rented.

Barney Northrup is a good salesman. What does he tell each of the prospective renters?

• He tells the prospective renters if they don't like the apartments, their money will

  be refunded.

• He tells them things about the apartments that will appeal to them personally.

• He tells them they will get the first month's rent free.

• He tells the renters they will all be rich.

What one mistake does Barney Northrup make?

• Barney Northrup rents one of the apartments to the wrong person.

• Barney Northrup tells Sydelle Pulaski that she can have an apartment with a lake view.

• Barney Northrup mistakenly rents the same apartment to two renters.

• Barney Northrup tells the prospective renters they can have their choice of apartments.

All the people living in Sunset Towers seem to be content except Mr. Hoo. Why does

he grumble?

• Mr. Hoo grumbles because his restaurant is not large enough.

• Mr. Ho grumbles because the kitchen is not properly ventilated.

• Mr. Hoo grumbles because the décor of the restaurant is not appropriate for a

  Chinese restaurant.

• Mr. Hoo grumbles because his Chinese restaurant is on the fifth floor. The coffee

  shop that opens onto the parking lot gets all the business.

When they see smoke coming from the Westing house chimney, what are the opinions

of Sandy McSouthers, Otis Amber and Turtle Wexler as to who might be in the Westing

house?

• Turtle wonders if a housekeeper has been hired. Otis thinks Sam Westing came

  home. Sandy says it's some of the kids who were in the house last Halloween.

• Sandy thinks it's Westing. Otis says it can't be Westing because he's dead. Turtle

  thinks it's a homeless person.

• Turtle asks if it might be old man Westing. Sandy McSouthers thinks perhaps the

  kids who went into the house last Halloween are in the house. Otis Amber says it

  can't be Westing because he is dead.

• Otis thinks it's teenagers hanging out. Turtle says it is Sam Westing. Sandy

  wonders if it's Barney Northrup.

While birdwatching, what does Chris Theodorakis notice about the person he sees going

into the Westing house?

• Chris notices that the person going into the Westing house is carrying a large

  suitcase.

• Chris notices that the person he sees going into the Westing house walks with a

  limp.

• Chris notices that the person he sees going into the Westing house is an old man.

• Chris notices that the person he sees going into the Westing house is a blonde girl

  wearing a black coat.

Which of the following is not a clue given in the text showing that Turtle is not Mrs.

Wexler's favorite daughter?

• Grace Wexler says Mrs. Baumbach is too busy with Angela's wedding dress to

  hem Turtle's costume.

• Grace Wexler blames Turtle for startling Mrs. Baumbach, which results in

  Angela's being stuck by a pin.

• Grace Wexler almost hits Turtle for bad-mouthing Angela's fiance.

• Grace Wexler greets Turtle saying, "Oh, it's you."

What does Crow tell Dr. Wexler when he notices she has hurt her shin?

• Crow tells Dr. Wexler, "Your daughter, Turtle, kicked me."

• Crow tells Dr. Wexler, "My friend's little boy kicked me."

• Crow tells Dr. Wexler, "I fell and scraped it on a rock."

• Crow tells Dr. Wexler, "I hit it against a table."

Why doesn't Chris tell his brother, Theo, about the person he sees going into the

Westing house?

• Chris doesn't tell his brother about the person he sees going into the Westing

  house because he wants to go to dinner and thinks he can tell him later.

• Chris doesn't tell his brother about the person he sees going into the Westing

  house because he is more interested in telling Theo about the birds he watched.

• Chris doesn't tell his brother about the person he sees going into the Westing

  house because he doesn't want Theo to get involved in any of the Westing

  controversies.

• Chris doesn't tell his brother about the person he sees going into the Westing

  house because he doesn't want to spoil the spooky Halloween story Theo is telling

  him.