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The Westing Game

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The bookie was...
a)
James Shin Hoo
b)
Sam Westing
c)
D Denton Deere
d)
Jake Wexler
2.
The mistake was...
a)
Berthe Erica Crow
b)
Sydelle Pulaski
c)
Grace Wexler
d)
Turtle Wexler
3.

Sam Westing's ex-wife was...

a)

Grace Wexler

b)

Angela Wexler

c)

Berthe Erica Crow

d)

Violet Westing

4.
The burglar was...
a)
Sandy McSouthers
b)
Turtle Wexler
c)
Otis Amber
d)
Madame Hoo
5.
Sam Westing's lawyer was...
a)
Ed Plum
b)
Jake Wexler
c)
Judge JJ Ford
d)
Otis Amber
6.
The birdwatcher was...
a)
Doug Hoo
b)
Chris Theodorakis
c)
Theo Theodorakis
d)
Flora Baumbach
7.
The private investigator was...
a)
Denton Deere
b)
E.J. Plum
c)
Barney Northrup
d)
Otis Amber
8.
Who became a writer at the end of the book?
a)
Turtle Wexler
b)
Angela Wexler
c)
Theo Theodorakis
d)
Chris Theodorakis
9.
The track star was...
a)
Doug Hoo
b)
James Shin Hoo
c)
Turtle Wexler
d)
Chris Theodorakis
10.
Who was the "decorator" that ended up owning "Hoo's on First"?
a)
James Shin Hoo
b)
Madame Hoo
c)
Grace Wexler
d)
Angela Wexler
11.

The doorman of Sunset Towers was...

a)

Denton Deere

b)

Jake Wexler

c)

Otis Amber

d)

Sandy McSouthers

12.
The bomber of the first 3 bombs was...
a)
James Shin Hoo
b)
Otis Amber
c)
Turtle Wexler
d)
Angela Wexler
13.
The bomber of the 4th bomb, and the person who liked to play the stock market.
a)
Turtle Wexler
b)
Angela Wexler
c)
Flora Baumbach
d)
Jake Wexler
14.
The first female, African American judge who owed Sam Westing money.
a)
Sydelle Pulaski
b)
JJ Ford
c)
Violet Westing
d)
Sun Lin Hoo
15.
The dressmaker whose daughter died of pneumonia.
a)
Grace Wexler
b)
Berthe Erica Crow
c)
Sydelle Pulaski
d)
Flora Baumbach
16.
Which character said, "Make it two dollars for each minute I stay in there, and you're on." 
a)
Turtle
b)
Grace
c)
Theo
d)
Doug
17.
Which character said, "Please be careful, Mrs. Baumbach; my Angela has delicate skin."
a)
Turtle
b)
Denton
c)
Grace
d)
Jake
18.
Which character said, "Go study!"
a)
Denton Deere
b)
Jake Wexler
c)
James Shin Hoo
d)
Sandy McSouthers
19.
Which character said, "No one ever notices Sydelle Pulaski, but now they will. Now they will."
a)
Angela
b)
Crow
c)
Sydelle
d)
Grace
20.
Which character said, "I was playing chess with somebody in the game room last night."
a)
Doug
b)
Theo
c)
Turtle
d)
JJ Ford
21.
Which character said, "Although I never had the honor of meeting Samuel W. Westing, for some reason yet unexplained, I was appointed executor of this will found adjacent to the body of the deceased."?
a)
Otis
b)
JJ Ford
c)
Sandy
d)
EJ Plum
22.
Which character said, "I checked Turtle's diary."?
a)
Grace
b)
Jake
c)
Flora
d)
Angela
23.
Which character said, "I tried braiding my daughter's hair once, but it was too fine and wispy like a baby's even in her teens."
a)
Grace
b)
Jake
c)
Flora
d)
Angela
24.
Which character said, "Go with your friend, Angie-Pie, go with Pulaski."?
a)
Grace
b)
Jake
c)
Denton
d)
Turtle
25.
Which character said, "Boom!"
a)
Otis
b)
Jake
c)
Sandy
d)
Turtle
26.
Which character said, "I can take some credit for those paper innersoles... My feet were killing me standing at the door all day..."?
a)
Otis
b)
Jake
c)
Sandy
d)
Turtle
27.
Which character said, "Listen Chris, can you hear me? Just overnight, I found a neurologist, a nerve doctor, who works on problems like yours."?
a)
Jake
b)
Judge Ford
c)
Denton Deere
d)
Ed Plum
28.
Which character said, "I was sent to boarding school when I was twelve, but I never stepped forward in the Westing house again, not until two weeks ago." ?
a)
James Shin Hoo
b)
Grace Wexler
c)
Judge Ford
d)
Sandy McSouthers
29.
Where did Sydelle Pulaski move after getting married?
a)
Hawaii
b)
Los Angeles
c)
New York
d)
The Bahamas
30.
Where was the party held in Sunset Towers?
a)
Sydelle's apartment
b)
Theodorakis coffee shop
c)
Judge Ford's apartment
d)
Shin Hoo's Restaurant
31.
Where did Otis and Crow work to help the less fortunate?
a)
A homeless shelter
b)
Good Salvation Soup Kitchen
c)
A daycare for children
d)
The local fire department
32.
Where did Angela's shower take place and where did the 3rd bomb go off?
a)
The Wexler apartment
b)
Shin Hoo's restaurant
c)
Theodorakis' coffee shop
d)
Sydelle Pulaski's aparment
33.
Where does Denton work; and where Sydelle & Angela had to stay for a while because of their injuries.
a)
Jake Wexler's office
b)
the hospital
c)
Hoo's Lake House
d)
The Good Salvation Soup Kitchen
34.
Where did Turtle go on Halloween when she discovered Sam Westing's dead body?
a)
The Wexler apartment
b)
Hoo's Lake House
c)
The Westing House
d)
The stock broker's office
35.
Where Chris did his birdwatching until his condition improved.
a)
The Wexler's apartment
b)
Theodorakis' apartment
c)
Judge Ford's apartment
d)
The hospital
36.
Where George and Catherine Theodorakis moved after living in Sunset Towers.
a)
Florida
b)
Hawaii
c)
California
d)
The Bahamas
37.
Where the residents of Sunset Towers reunited five years after the Westing Game.
a)
Florida
b)
Hawaii
c)
Shin Hoo's restaurant
d)
Hoo's Lake House
38.
Place to eat on the top floor of Sunset Towers.
a)
Theodorakis Coffee Shop
b)
Good Salvation Soup Kitchen
c)
Shin Hoo's Restaurant
d)
Hoo's Lake House
39.
Where the first bombing occurred. Owned by Chris and Theo's parents.
a)
Theodorakis Coffee Shop
b)
Good Salvation Soup Kitchen
c)
Shin Hoo's restaurant
d)
Hoo's Lake House
40.
Where the residents of Sunset Towers started a bulletin board and also the location of the fourth bomb set by Turtle.
a)
Theodorakis Coffee shop
b)
Good Salvation Soup Kitchen
c)
Shin Hoo's restaurant
d)
The elevator of Sunset Towers
41.
Which of the following does NOT describe the setting of "The Westing Game"
a)
Wisconsin
b)
Sunset Towers
c)
Michigan
d)
The Westing House
42.
Which of the following was NOT an heir in "The Westing Game"?
a)
Chris Theodorakis
b)
George Theodorakis
c)
Grace Wexler
d)
James Shin Hoo
43.
Who won the Westing Game?
a)
Crow
b)
Grace
c)
Sdelle 
d)
Turtle
44.
Which of the following was still alive at the end of "The Westing Game"?
a)
Sandy McSouthers
b)
Berthe Erica Crow
c)
Otis Amber
d)
Grace Wexler
45.
Which of the following did NOT end up getting married in "The Westing Game"?
a)
Madame Hoo and Jake
b)
Crow and Otis
c)
Angela and Denton
d)
Turtle and Theo
46.
Who has a daughter named Alice at the end of "The Westing Game"?
a)
Turtle
b)
Angela
c)
Flora
d)
Grace
47.
Which of the following does NOT accurately pair the character with the FINAL occupation at the END of "The Westing Game"?
a)
Denton: Neurologist
b)
Anglea: Surgeon
c)
Jake: Doctor
d)
Turtle: Lawyer
48.
Which of the following was NOT a person played by Sam Westing?
a)
Sandy McSouthers
b)
Barney Northrup
c)
Julian Eastman
d)
Otis Amber
49.
Which of the following doe NOT accurately describe Doug Hoo?
a)
An Orthopedic surgeon
b)
Sports reporter
c)
An Olympic Athlete
d)
A Gold Medalist
50.
Which of the following does NOT accurately describe JJ Ford?
a)
Supreme Court Judge
b)
Paid for her own college
c)
Lived in the Westing House as a child
d)
Has never been married
51.
Sam Westing's clues are the words to what song?
a)
The Star Spangled Banner
b)
50 Nifty United States
c)
America, the Beautiful
d)
God Bless America
52.
Four bombs went off in Sunset Towers. Where was there NOT a bomb?
a)
Hoo's Restaurant
b)
The Wexler Apartment
c)
The Elevator
d)
The Lobby
53.
Where does the story take place?
a)
Wisconsin
b)
North Carolina
c)
California
d)
Florida
54.
Why was Crow limping?
a)
She got kicked by Turtle.
b)
She needed to use crutches.
c)
She had surgery on her foot.
d)
She broke her leg.