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Alternate project for The Westing Game

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who is the author of the Westing game
a)
Davis matty
b)
Ellen Raskin
c)
Bob alepen
d)
Rachelle Russell
2.
Who was Sydelle's partner?
a)
Turtle
b)
Denton Deer
c)
Angela Wexler
d)
Flora
3.

What is Turtles real name?

a)

Alice

b)

Tabitha Ruth Wexler

c)

Brat

d)

Violet

4.
Who is Angela going to marry?
a)
D. Denton Deere
b)
Jake wexler
c)
Mr. Hoo
d)
Theo
5.

Who dared Turtle to go in the house?

a)

Doug Hoo

b)

Theo

c)

Sandy

d)

All of the above

6.
Who is the bomber?
a)
Sandy
b)
Turtle
c)
Angela
d)
Sydelle
7.

What was the judge's real name?

a)

Ed Plum

b)

JJ Ford

c)

Chris Ford

d)

Pumpkin Pork

8.
Who is Sam Westings daughter?
a)
Harmony Westing
b)
Violet Westing
c)
Pumpkin Westing
d)
Sandy Westing
9.

Where was the first bomb placed?

a)

Grace Wexler's kitchen

b)

Angela's party

c)

the coffee shop

d)

Shin Hoo's restaurant

10.
Who did not want to marry a Senator?
a)
Violet
b)
Angela
c)
Grace
d)
Turtle
11.
Which character is a birdwatcher?
a)
Chris Theodorakis
b)
Theo Theodorakis
c)
Angela Wexler
d)
Doug Hoo
12.

Which of the following characters is NOT an identity of Sam Westing?

a)

Barney Northrup

b)

Sandy McSouthers

c)

Otis Amber

d)

Julian Eastman

13.
What will Turtle do if you touch her braid?
a)
Kick you
b)
Punch you
c)
Bite you
d)
Pinch you
14.
What game does Theo play in the Westing house?
a)
Checkers
b)
Cards
c)
Chess
d)
Tag
15.
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
16.
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
17.
Who was engaged to marry Denton Deere?
a)
Angela
b)
Turtle
c)
Sydelle
d)
Flora
18.
Who was the thief?
a)
Flora
b)
Chris
c)
Madame Hoo
d)
Crow
19.
Who wins the Westing Game?
a)
Turtle
b)
Crow
c)
Sandy
d)
JJ Ford
20.

Where does the story take place?

a)

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

b)

Charlotte, North Carolina

c)

Sacramento, California

d)

Miami, Florida

21.
Who died in the story?
a)
Sydelle Pulaski
b)
Grace Wexler
c)
Sam Westing
d)
Otis Amber
22.
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.
23.
Why was Sydelle Pulaski using crutches?
a)
She wanted attention.
b)
She got kicked by Turtle.
c)
She had surgery on her foot.
d)
She got her foot caught in the car door.
24.
Why didn't Jake Wexler go to the meeting?
a)
He was doing surgery.
b)
He was watching a football game.
c)
He was sleeping.
d)
He was fishing.
25.
Who noticed that Sydelle Pulaski was switching her injured leg? 
a)
Doctor Wexler
b)
Turtle 
c)
Doctor Deere
d)
Chris
26.
Which is not true?
a)
The pairs would each receive $10,000.
b)
Sam Westing was killed by one of the heirs.
c)
Doug Hoo found the dead body.
d)
One of the apartments was rented to the wrong person.
27.
Who was the partner of Turtle?
a)
Flora Baumbach
b)
Doctor Deere
c)
Doug Hoo
d)
Otis Amber
28.
What is Flora Baumbach's job?
a)
doctor
b)
chef
c)
dressmaker
d)
secretary
29.
Why didn't Jake Wexler go to the meeting?
a)
He was doing surgery.
b)
He was watching a football game.
c)
He was sleeping.
d)
He was fishing.
30.
Which is not true about Grace Wexler's necklace?
a)
Grace does not know where her necklace is.
b)
Turtle took Grace's necklace in the Westing House.
c)
The necklace is on the dead body.
d)
Jake Wexler sold the necklace to get money.
31.
Who had a shorthand copy (notes) of the will?
a)
Sydelle Pulaski
b)
Flora Baumbach
c)
Turtle Wexler
d)
Mr. Hoo
32.
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.
33.
Who was Theo playing chess with?
a)
his brother, Chris
b)
his friend, Doug
c)
his father
d)
we do not know who was playing
34.
Who was the last person to arrive at the meeting with the lawyer?
a)
Angela Wexler
b)
Sydelle Pulaski
c)
Doctor Deere
d)
Crow
35.
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.
36.
Which of the following is not located inside Sunset Towers?
a)
a Chinese restaurante
b)
a coffee shop
c)
a taco stand
d)
a doctor's office
37.

Turtle & Angela's mother; labels her job as an "heiress"

a)

Grace Windsor Wexler

b)

Madame Hoo

c)

Berthe Erica Crow

d)

Flora Baumbach

38.

Turtle & Angela's father; works as a podiatrist

a)

Denton Deere

b)

Jake Wexler

c)

Theo Theodorakis

d)

Otis Amber

39.

Daughter of Grace and Jake; sibling of Turtle; engaged to Dr. Denton Deere

a)

Sydelle Pulaski

b)

J.J. Ford

c)

Turtle Wexler

d)

Angela Wexler

40.

Owner of the restaurant on the top (5th) floor; generally pretty cranky person

a)

James Shin Hoo

b)

Madame Hoo

c)

Doug Hoo

d)

Chris Theodorakis

41.

A woman from China who speaks very little English and helps with the restaurant on the top floor.

a)

Berthe Erica Crow

b)

Catherine Theodorakis

c)

Sydelle Pulaski

d)

Madame Hoo

42.

A high school senior and track star

a)

Theo Theodorakis

b)

Doug Hoo

c)

Chris Theodorakis

d)

Denton Deere

43.

A high school senior who works in his parents' cafe and helps care for his brother.

a)

Otis Amber

b)

Doug Hoo

c)

Chris Theodorakis

d)

Theo Theodorakis

44.

A wheelchair-bound boy with a nerve disorder that makes it hard for him to speak; expert bird watcher

a)

Theo Theodorakis

b)

Chris Theodorakis

c)

Sandy McSouthers

d)

Denton Deere

45.

The doorman of Sunset Towers who has a bit of a drinking problem.

a)

Sandy McSouthers

b)

Barney Northrup

c)

Otis Amber

d)

Sam Westing

46.

The first black female judge in the state of Wisconsin who is very logical and matter-of-fact

a)

Berthe Erica Crow

b)

Flora Baumbach

c)

JJ Ford

d)

Sydelle Pulaski

47.

An older cleaning woman for the building who spends much of her time praying and repenting for her sins

a)

Berthe Erica Crow

b)

Flora Baumbach

c)

JJ Ford

d)

Sydelle Pulaski

48.

Engaged to Angela Wexler; A medical intern who pretends to be smarter than he really is

a)

Jake Wexler

b)

Chris Theodorakis

c)

Barney Northrup

d)

Denton Deere

49.

A secretary who loves attention and is often seen limping with a crutch (on one leg or another)

a)

Flora Baumbach

b)

Turtle Wexler

c)

Angela Wexler

d)

Sydelle Pulaski

50.

A dressmaker who is making Angela's wedding dress

a)

Sandy McSouthers

b)

Flora Baumbach

c)

Berthe Erica Crow

d)

Sydelle Pulaski

51.

A very successful businessman who loves games and chess

a)

Barney Northrup

b)

Samuel Westing

c)

Sidney Sikes

d)

Jake Wexler

52.

The man who invited everyone to live in Sunset towers who presumably has a fake name

a)

Barney Northrup

b)

JJ Ford

c)

Sam Westing

d)

Otis Amber

53.
Sam Westing's ex-wife was...
a)
Grace Wexler
b)
Angela Wexler
c)
Berthe Erica Crow
d)
Violet Westing
54.
Sam Westing's lawyer was...
a)
Ed Plum
b)
Jake Wexler
c)
Judge JJ Ford
d)
Otis Amber
55.
Who became a writer at the end of the book?
a)
Turtle Wexler
b)
Angela Wexler
c)
Theo Theodorakis
d)
Chris Theodorakis
56.
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
57.
Which character said, "Go study!"
a)
Denton Deere
b)
Jake Wexler
c)
James Shin Hoo
d)
Sandy McSouthers
58.
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
59.
What is Turtle Wexler's hobby / main interest
a)
boys
b)
science lab
c)
stock market
d)
riding her bike
60.
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