WorksheetsThe Westing Game Ch. 22-24
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 29mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What does Turtle confess to in the elevator sign?
a)
kicking everyone
b)
being the bomber
c)
hating Dr. Denton
d)
being the murderer
2.
What word does Madame Hoo repeat over and over?
a)
Hello
b)
Dead
c)
Boom
d)
Bye
3.
What is Grace Wexler's maiden name?
a)
Windsor
b)
Westing
c)
Windkloppel
d)
Smith
4.
Why does Turtle set off explosives in Chapter 21?
a)
She is protecting her sister.
b)
She does not want anyone to find out that her sister is the real bomber.
5.
Who is the thief?
a)
Madam Hoo
b)
Otis Amber
c)
Sandy McSouthers
d)
Sydelle Pulaski
6.
What does J.J. Ford realize about Sam Westing?
a)
He had reconstructive surgery on his face after his car accident.
b)
He died many years ago--long before Turtle entered the Westing mansion on Halloween night.
7.
Who reappears in Chapter 22 to tell the Wexlers that they would have to pay for the damage done by the bombs?
a)
Barney Northrup
b)
Sam Westing
c)
Violet Westing
d)
Jacob Hucklesby
8.
Who do J.J. Ford and Sandy McSouthers suspect is Mrs. Westing?
a)
Crow
b)
Flora Baumbach
c)
Grace Wexler
d)
Angela Wexler
9.
Where did Otis Amber and Crow invest their $10,000?
a)
in the Soup Kitchen
b)
in WPP stock
c)
in a down payment for their house
d)
in Chris Theodorakis' new medicine
10.
True or False: Turtle gets her hair cut short in Chapter 23.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
What are the heirs instructed to do during the meeting at the Westing mansion?
a)
Repay the $10,000 they were given
b)
Give one answer
c)
Trade their clues with one other pair
12.
J.J. Ford slips a note to Dr. Denton Deere at the Westing House meeting. What does it say?
a)
"Please use this $10,000 to pay for Chris' medicine."
b)
"Has Otis Amber had reconstructive surgery on his face?"
c)
"You are the murderer."
d)
"Meet me tomorrow morning to discuss our clues."
13.
What does Sam Westing's lawyer, Ed Plum, say at the end of Chapter 23?
a)
"Go directly to the library. Do not pass go."
b)
"You are dismissed."
c)
"Please head into the kitchen for refreshments."
d)
"You have all failed the first round of the Westing Game."
14.
After Sam Westing's 15th Envelope tells the heirs that all of their answers are wrong, he says...
a)
That their partnerships are canceled and they must work alone
b)
That they must return the $10,000
c)
That they all forfeit the game
d)
That they will be allowed to trade their partner in for another heir
15.
When Sydelle Pulaski arranges everyone's clues to reveal the lyrics of "America the Beautiful," they are missing a few words. What do the words spell?
a)
Otis Amber
b)
Berthe Erica Crow
c)
Barney Northrup
d)
Sunset Towers
16.
As J.J. Ford is making her speech for the accused, what happens?
a)
Sandy McSouthers collapses to the floor and dies
b)
Otis Amber escapes through an open window
c)
They hear someone whisper, "Purple waves! Purple waves!"
d)
They hear gunshots in the distance
17.
What happened to Sam Westing in the car crash?
a)
He broke his neck
b)
He died
c)
He broke both legs
d)
He suffered severe facial injuries
18.
“Somebody’s in real danger, Otis, and I think it’s ME.”
Who is ME?
Who is ME?
a)
Sam
b)
Crow
c)
Denton Deere
d)
Chris
19.
Who filled Sandy's flask?
a)
Judge Ford
b)
Turtle
c)
Ed Plum
d)
Crow
20.
Dr. Deere says ____ heirs had plastic surgery
a)
two
b)
three
c)
all
d)
no
21.
The heirs receive their second check for _____
a)
$10,000
b)
$2,000,000
c)
$100
d)
$0
22.
The photograph of Sam Westing the judge finds was taken ________ years ago
a)
10
b)
15
c)
1
d)
30
23.
Turtle says Sam Westing's body looked like
a)
a doll
b)
a wax dummy
c)
a real human
d)
a cardboard cut out
24.
Who did Theo think he was playing chess with?
a)
Judge Ford
b)
Otis Amber
c)
Barney Northrup
d)
Sandy McSouthers
25.
Why did Sandy buy the last candle?
a)
It was a present for his wife's birthday.
b)
He wanted to make another bomb.
c)
He was worried the power would go out.
d)
He wanted to give Turtle some money.
26.
How did Sandy die according to Dr. Deere?
a)
Sandy was poisoned.
b)
Sandy was stabbed.
c)
Sandy had a heart attack.
d)
Sandy's medicine stopped working.
27.
Who had taken the missing items?
a)
Madame Hoo
b)
Flora Baumbach
c)
Turtle Wexler
d)
Otis Amber
28.
Crow gives the answer and wins the $200 million inheritance. She gives half of her money to the Soup Kitchen, and the other half to __________________ .
a)
Angela Wexler
b)
Otis Amber
c)
Westing Paper Products
d)
Turtle Wexler
29.
Who was Sam Westing's ex-wife?
a)
Erica Berthe Crow
b)
Sydelle Pulaski
c)
Grace Wexler
d)
Flora Baumbach
30.
Who died at the end of chapter 24?
a)
Sandy McSouthers
b)
Otis Amber
c)
Jake Wexler
d)
Ed Plum
31.
Who does JJ Ford think Sandy McSouthers really is?
a)
Mrs. Westing
b)
Otis Amber
c)
Sydney Sikes
d)
Sam Westing
32.
In "Thump-thump, thump-thump. 'Here come the victims,' Sydelle Pulaski announced." "Thump-thump" is an example of?
a)
Personification
b)
Simile
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Onomatopoeia
33.
Flora (Baba) has become a/an __________ figure to Turtle.
a)
adult
b)
sister
c)
mother
d)
grandmother
34.
Who is very upset that Sandy is dead?
a)
Crow
b)
Otis
c)
Turtle
d)
JJ Ford
35.
Who is Violet Westing's mother?
a)
Angela
b)
Flora
c)
Crow
d)
Grace
36.
"He was waiting at the front door when I got back from the track meet- mad as a wet cat. Said he had lots of complaints about me-never being on duty, drinking on the job-lies like that. He fired me right on the spot."
Mad as a wet cat is an example of a/an________________
Mad as a wet cat is an example of a/an________________
a)
Onomatopoeia
b)
Personification
c)
Simile
d)
Hyperbole
37.
Based on the context of the passage below, what does the word twined mean?
"It was Flora Baumbach who braided Turtle’s hair now, sometimes in three strands, sometimes four, sometimes twined with ribbons, while Turtle read ‘The Wall Street Journal’. "
"It was Flora Baumbach who braided Turtle’s hair now, sometimes in three strands, sometimes four, sometimes twined with ribbons, while Turtle read ‘The Wall Street Journal’. "
a)
a strong thread or string
b)
wound or spiraled around or into something
c)
tangled in knots
d)
cut short; removed with sharp scissors
38.
"Crow felt the eyes on her. The hating eyes. They scoffed at her beliefs, they joked about her soup kitchen."
"The hating eyes" is an example of ____________.
"The hating eyes" is an example of ____________.
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
simile
c)
personification
d)
hyperbole
39.
Based on the context of the following paragraph, why does Turtle feel that calling Mrs. Baumbach “Flora” would spoil everything?
"Flora Baumbach’s hands were gentle, they never hurried or pulled a stray hair. Flora Baumbach loved her, she could tell. “I like when you call me Alice,” Turtle said, “but I better not call you Mrs. Baumbach anymore, because of the bomb scare, you know.” Calling her Flora would spoil everything. 'Maybe I could call you Mrs. Baba?'"
"Flora Baumbach’s hands were gentle, they never hurried or pulled a stray hair. Flora Baumbach loved her, she could tell. “I like when you call me Alice,” Turtle said, “but I better not call you Mrs. Baumbach anymore, because of the bomb scare, you know.” Calling her Flora would spoil everything. 'Maybe I could call you Mrs. Baba?'"
a)
Turtle felt that the name ‘Flora’ didn’t work well since that was the same name that Rosalie called her.
b)
Turtle felt that the name ‘Flora’ would give their clues away to the other heirs.
c)
Turtle felt that the name ‘Flora’ was silly and childish.
d)
Turtle felt that the name ‘Flora’ was too formal; she wanted a nickname to show how close they were.
40.
What is the central idea of the following paragraph?
"Then Flora Baumbach came to see him. He wasn’t nervous at all with that nice lady. She smiles that funny smile because she’s sad inside. She once had a daughter named Rosalie. She told him how Rosalie would sit in the shop and say hello to the customers, and how she would feel the fabrics. Mrs. Baumbach made wedding dresses, which are mostly white, so she bought samples of materials with bright colors and patterns because Rosalie loved colors best. Rosalie had 573 different swatches in her collection before she died. Mrs. Baumbach said her daughter might have been an artist if things had turned out differently."
"Then Flora Baumbach came to see him. He wasn’t nervous at all with that nice lady. She smiles that funny smile because she’s sad inside. She once had a daughter named Rosalie. She told him how Rosalie would sit in the shop and say hello to the customers, and how she would feel the fabrics. Mrs. Baumbach made wedding dresses, which are mostly white, so she bought samples of materials with bright colors and patterns because Rosalie loved colors best. Rosalie had 573 different swatches in her collection before she died. Mrs. Baumbach said her daughter might have been an artist if things had turned out differently."
a)
The central idea of this passage is to explain how Mrs. Baumbach made her dresses.
b)
The central idea of this passage is to provide information about the importance of color in dresses.
c)
The central idea of this passage is to give the reader information about Flora’s daughter, Rosalie.
d)
The central idea of this passage is to show that Chris does not listen to others very well.
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