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The Westing Game 1-10

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is Sandy McSouthers?

a)

the judge

b)

the doorman

c)

the foot doctor

d)

the deliveryman

2.

Who is the braided kicking tortoise?

a)

Turtle

b)

Angela

c)

Doug

d)

Theo

3.

What profession does Chris say he has?

a)

dressmaker

b)

cleaning woman

c)

track star

d)

birdwatcher

4.

Who is Angela engaged to?

a)

Denton Deere

b)

Jake Wexler

c)

Otis Amber

d)

EJ Plum

5.

Who goes to see Jake Wexler about her foot?

a)

Angela Wexler

b)

Madame Hoo

c)

Sydelle Pulaski

d)

Berthe Erica Crow

6.

Who does not speak English?

a)

Doug Hoo

b)

Mr. Hoo

c)

Turtle Wexler

d)

Madame Hoo

7.

Who says that she is an interior decorator and an heiress?

a)

Angela Wexler

b)

Turtle Wexler

c)

Grace Wexler

d)

JJ Ford

8.

What job does JJ Ford have?

a)

cleaning woman

b)

judge

c)

dressmaker

d)

cook

9.

Who is walking around with a crutch?

a)

Sydelle

b)

Angela

c)

Turtle

d)

Grace

10.

What kind of hat does Otis wear?

a)

baseball cap

b)

aviator's helmet

c)

cowboy hat

d)

hard hat

11.

How much money does each set of partners get?

a)

$10,000

b)

$50,000

c)

$200,000

d)

$1.00

12.

Who was not invited to the reading of the will?

a)

Otis Amber

b)

Mr. Hoo and Madame Hoo

c)

Mr. and Mrs. Wexler

d)

Mr. and Mrs. Theodorakis

13.

What did Turtle think they should use their money on?

a)

stock market

b)

buy Westing Paper Products

c)

disposable paper diapers

d)

chips and dip

14.

Who is EJ Plum?

a)

doorman

b)

dressmaker

c)

judge

d)

lawyer

15.
Where does the story take place?
a)
Wisconsin
b)
North Carolina
c)
California
d)
Florida
16.
Which is true about Chris?
a)
Chris is on the track team.
b)
Chris plays chess.
c)
Chris works at his family's coffee shop.
d)
Chris is in a wheelchair and he has seizures.
17.
Why did Turtle go into the Westing house?
a)
She was looking for her bike.
b)
She was trying to win a bet.
c)
She was looking for a dead body.
d)
She wanted to borrow a weapon.
18.
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.
19.
Who was the partner of Turtle?
a)
Flora Baumbach
b)
Doctor Deere
c)
Doug Hoo
d)
Otis Amber
20.
What is Flora Baumbach's job?
a)
doctor
b)
chef
c)
dressmaker
d)
secretary
21.
What did Sandy want from the judge?
a)
He wanted her to stay in the game.
b)
He wanted to borrow her car.
c)
He wanted to borrow some money.
d)
He wanted her to sit next to him.
22.
Who was the first person to arrive at the meeting with the lawyer?
a)
Turtle Wexler
b)
Doug Hoo
c)
Grace Wexler
d)
Angela Wexler
23.
Who was the last person to arrive at the meeting with the lawyer?
a)
Angela Wexler
b)
Sydelle Pulaski
c)
Doctor Deere
d)
Crow
24.
Which is not true about Barney Northrup?
a)
Barney Northrup rented out the apartmets.
b)
Barney Northrup was 62 years old. 
c)
Barney Northrup did not really exist.
d)
Barney Northrup was Otis Amber's brother.
25.
What does Turtle do when someone touches her braid?
a)
Punches them in the stomach
b)
Runs away
c)
Tells her mother
d)
Kicks them in the shin
26.
Which of the following sentences from chapter 3 make Sydelle Pulaski seem suspicious?
a)
Not that he ever helped her; or noticed her, for that matter.
b)
There'd be fewer burglaries around here if people listened to her about putting in deadbolt locks
c)
Her green rhinestone-studded glasses slipped down her fleshy nose as she grappled with a tall triangular package and shopping bag. 
d)
She unwrapped the package and leaned four wooden crutches against the wall. "No one ever notices Sydelle Pulaski," she muttered, "but now they will. Now they will."
27.
What description below best suits Angela Wexler?
a)
beautiful
b)
very intelligent
c)
ungrateful
d)
mean
28.
In the reading of the will, it is revealed that Sam Westing...
a)
...was killed by one of the sixteen people in Sunset Towers
b)
...drowned at sea
c)
...was killed in a fire
d)
...was divorced
29.
What is the "Westing game?"
a)
a game of chess
b)
a game played in pairs to solve the clues left by Mr. Westing
c)
an online video game
d)
a game played with four people with a deck of playing cards
30.
Each pair is given ______________ , and told to "Spend it wisely or go for broke. May God they gold refine."
a)
$100
b)
$5,000
c)
$10,000
d)
$500,000
31.
How does Mr. Westing describe the 16 heirs in his will?
a)
As his best friends
b)
As his worst enemies
c)
As complete strangers
d)
As his nieces and nephews
32.
Which pair forfeits the game because they did not attend the reading of the will?
a)
Mr. Wexler and Mrs. Hoo
b)
Chris and Dr. Denton Deere
c)
J.J. Ford and Sandy McSouthers
d)
Otis Amber and Crow
33.
Why do Sydelle and Angela visit the others while snowbound in Sunset Towers?
a)
They are worried for the other's safety.
b)
They plan to steal the other's clues.
c)
They want to get more information about the other's clues by visiting with them.
d)
They want to work with the other teams to play the game.
34.
Who is a fictitious person?
a)
Otis Amber
b)
Sandy McSouthers
c)
Barney Northrup
d)
J.J. Ford
35.
He worked for 20 years at the Westing Paper Mill and was then fired?
a)
Sandy McSouthers
b)
Otis Amber
c)
Theo Theodorakis
d)
Julian R. Eastman
36.
Define heir
a)
someone that inherits something
b)
someone that cannot hear
c)
someone that has a lot of hair
d)
someone that looses everything they own
37.
Who is the birdwatcher in the Westing Game?
a)
Doug Hoo
b)
Chris Theodorakis
c)
Theo Theodorakis
d)
Sandy McSouthers
38.
What genre is The Westing Game?
a)
Humorous
b)
Drama
c)
Mystery
d)
Sci-Fi
39.
Who appears to be religious because she was the only heir to pray after the will was read?
a)
Ed Plum
b)
Doug Hoo
c)
Crow
d)
Flora Baumbach
40.
Sunset Towers sits on this lake
a)
Lake Wisconsin
b)
Lake Heron
c)
Lake Michigan
d)
Lake Alabama
41.

who was the bomber?

a)

crow

b)

Angelia Wexler

c)

Wurtle Wexler

d)

sandy mcsouthers

42.

where does the first bomb go off at?

a)

the coffee shop

b)

shin hoo's restaurant

c)

one of the apartments

43.

who was in apartment 4D

a)

judge j.j ford

b)

shin hoo

c)

the wexlers

44.

When you have an explanation for where you were at the time of a crime you have a solid

a)

alibi

b)

excuse

c)

trial

d)

lawyer

e)

will

45.

Sydelle Pulaski is desperate for ______________; Chris Theodorakis is desperate for _________________.

a)

love; money

b)

attention; friendship

c)

marriage; money

d)

money; money

46.

Who is the only person that Turtle allows to touch her braid?

a)

Grace Wexler

b)

Sandy McSouthers

c)

Angela Wexler

d)

Doug Hoo

47.

Who is the bookie?

a)

James Shin Hoo

b)

Madame Hoo

c)

Otis Amber

d)

Jake Wexler

48.

Who is described as an "idiot", "moron", and "fool"?

a)

Otis Amber

b)

Turtle Wexler

c)

Chris Theodorakis

d)

Sandy McSouthers

e)

Crow

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