WorksheetsWG 15-16
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1. As the heirs competed for the two-hundred million dollar prize, Sandy McSouthers presided at the front door, whistling, chatting,
a)
(A) and collecting tidbits of gossip and adding some of his own
b)
(B) and trying to trick the residents of Sunset Towers into revealing their clues
c)
(C) and wondering which one of the Towers’ residents was a murderer.
2.
2. Within three days Turtle and Flora had
a)
(A) lost $3,000 in the stock market
b)
(B) found Sydelle Pulaski’s notebook in a laundry hamper
c)
(C) managed to overhear three more clues.
3.
3. Which of the following was not a theory held by Turtle, Doug, Sandy, and Otis Amber about the possible causes of Sam Westing’s death? He died as a result of
a)
(A) a bee sting or snake venom
b)
(B) poison that mimicked a heart attack or possibly being stabbed by an icicle
c)
(C) strangulation by a silver thread or drowning by water dripping from the ceiling.
4.
4. Turtle
a)
(A) was suspicious of Doug Hoo
b)
(B) had once had a crush on Doug Hoo
c)
(C) was not certain which side her own partner was on.
5.
5. Doug hinted that Turtle was the person he had seen in the parking lot opening car hoods because of her
a)
(A) braid
b)
(B) heavy coat
c)
(C) red boots.
6.
6. Otis Amber rode off on his bicycle and declared that
a)
(A) Sam Westing was a madman and none of them were murderers
b)
(B) he would stand no more of Turtle’s nonsense
c)
(C) he had important work to do.
7.
7. Sandy told Turtle a story about a man who
a)
(A) planned his own death
b)
(B) faked his own death and disappeared with a fortune in gold
c)
(C) died laughing.
8.
8. When her husband came to Shin Hoo’s restaurant, Grace Wexler didn’t think it was necessary to
a)
(A) show him to a seat
b)
(B) say hello to him
c)
(C) explain why there were gifts piled up in the apartment.
9.
9. Each time he delivered a package to Grace’s apartment, Otis Amber
a)
(A) smiled broadly
b)
(B) shouted “Boom!”
c)
(C) tried to kiss her hand.
10.
10. So it would appeal to English-speaking ears, Grace wanted Mr. Hoo to change the name of his restaurant to
a)
(A) Hoo’s on First
b)
(B) Stop at Hoo’s
c)
(C) Hoo’s Hungry.
11.
11. Sandy and the judge wanted to interrogate
a)
(A) Jake Wexler and Chris Theodorakis
b)
(B) Otis Amber and Angela Wexler
c)
(C) George Theodorakis and James Shin Hoo.
12.
12. Theo asked Sandy what he knew about
a)
(A) the stock market
b)
(B) chess
c)
(C) Turtle’s red boots.
13.
13. Which of the following was not part of the information in the folder on Mrs. Westing?
a)
(A) There was no first name or maiden name.
b)
(B) She was a shy, shadowy figure who seemed to slip behind her husband or have her face covered by a large, floppy hat when the camera clicked.
c)
(C) She refused to go to her daughter’s funeral.
14.
14. Judge Ford and Sandy’s recollections of Mrs. Westing’s appearance
a)
(A) were different,
b)
(B) were exactly the same
c)
(C) went back only a few years before the death of her daughter.
15.
15. The state senator Violet Westing was to marry
a)
(A) was now serving a five-year term for bribery
b)
(B) left the state and never returned
c)
(C) looked familiar to Judge Ford.
16.
16. The judge saw that Violet Westing looked
a)
(A) unhappy
b)
(B) like Angela Wexler
c)
(C) like a grown-up version of Turtle.
17.
17. It was common gossip that Violet Westing killed herself because she
a)
(A) was insane,
b)
(B) found out that her father was about to be sent to jail
c)
(C) wanted to marry George Theodorakis instead of the politician.
18.
18. Madame Hoo
a)
(A) greeted Grace Wexler’s guests
b)
(B) served at Grace’s party
c)
(C) stood against the living room wall with Turtle.
19.
19. The guests at the bridal shower were mostly
a)
(A) Angela’s friends from college,
b)
(B) Grace’s friends and their newly married daughters
c)
(C) Dr. Wexler’s colleagues.
20.
20. Angela, who was expected to be the perfect child, envied
a)
(A) Turtle, the neglected child
b)
(B) Doug Hoo, the misunderstood child
c)
(C) her mother, the perfect hostess.
21.
21. When Turtle impatiently lifted the lid on the box where the third bomb was hidden, Angela
a)
(A) raised her voice in anger
b)
(B) wished that her sister had not been invited to the bridal shower
c)
(C) jerked the box up and away from her sister as the lid blasted off.
22.
22. The police captain said the so-called bombs were
a)
(A) meant to entertain, not kill
b)
(B) obviously the work of amateurs
c)
(C) just a few fireworks triggered by a squat, striped candle.
23.
23. Angela’s injuries were on her
a)
(A) cheek and hands
b)
(B) neck
c)
(C) legs.
24.
24. If Angela hadn’t pulled the box toward herself, the fireworks
a)
(A) would probably have set the apartment on fire
b)
(B) would have gone off in Turtle’s face
c)
(C) would certainly have injured some of the guests.
25.
25. The next day, Chris noticed that Otis Amber limped and he also knew that
a)
(A) Otis and Crow were in the building when the first two bombs went off
b)
(B) Angela Wexler knew who the bomber was
c)
(C) Angela and Sydelle Pulaski shouldn’t be in the same hospital room.
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