WorksheetsWesting Game
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 53mins
Who is Sandy McSouthers?
the judge
the doorman
the foot doctor
the deliveryman
Who is the braided kicking tortoise?
Turtle
Angela
Doug
Theo
What does Turtle lose in the Westing House?
the flask of orange soda
her witches' hat
her mother's silver cross
her backpack
Who is Angela engaged to?
Denton Deere
Jake Wexler
Otis Amber
EJ Plum
What job does JJ Ford have?
cleaning woman
judge
dressmaker
cook
What is Mr. Westing's first name?
Sam
Alexander
Christos
Doug
How much money does each set of partners get?
$10,000
$50,000
$200,000
$1.00
Who is EJ Plum?
doorman
dressmaker
judge
lawyer
Which heir did Sam Westing want punished?
The one who cause his daughter's death.
The one who caused his company to lose money.
The one who ruined the game.
The one who caused the car crash.
Who is the bookie?
James Hoo
Dr. Jake Wexler
Otis Amber
Sandy McSouthers
What was Grace Wexler's actual maiden name?
Windy
Hoo
Windkloppel
Window
Where did the third bomb happen?
Wexler's Apartment
Coffee Shop
Shin Hoo's Restaurant
Sydelle's Apartment
Who is the bomber?
Angela
Grace
Sydelle
James Hoo
Who is actually hurt by the third bomb?
Angela
Sydelle
Grace
Crow
What is the name of the apartment building at the beginning of the book?
The Westing Apartments
Lake Michigan High Rise
Sunset Towers
Sunrise Towers
The man who invited everyone to live in Sunset towers who presumably has a fake name
Barney Northrup
JJ Ford
Sam Westing
Otis Amber
A dressmaker who is making Angela's wedding dress
Sandy McSouthers
Flora Baumbach
Berthe Erica Crow
Sydelle Pulaski
What did Sam Westing do for Judge Ford?
Bought her first house
Bought her first car
Paid for her a nice vacation
Paid for her education
Which of the following means a person who inherits the property of another following that person's death?
Amends
Pompous
Uncanny
Heir
Who got married?
Grace and Jake
Angela and Denton
Crow and Otis
Turtle and Dough
How many heirs were there?
12
5
16
20
Fill in the blank: "It's not what you have, it's what you ______ have that counts."
won't
want to
Identify the characters with their descriptions.
Age: 18. High-school track star.
Doug Hoo
Age: 45. Podiatrist. Graduated from Marquette. Married 22 years, has two daughters . Bookie.
Jake Wexler
Real name: Tabitha-Ruth Wexler. Age: 13. Junior-high- school student. Plays the stock market. Smart kid, but kicks people. Flora Baumbach calls her Alice.
Turtle Wexler
Maiden name: Flora Miller. Age: 60. Dressmaker. Husband left her years ago, sends no money. She had a disabled daughter, Rosalie. Sold bridal shop last year after Rosalie died of pneumonia, age 19. Spends most of her time at the stockbrokers. Westing connection: Made wedding gown for Violet Westing, which she never got to wear.
Flora Bambauch
Age: 20. Engaged to marry D. Denton Deere (also an heir). One year college (high grades). Victim of third bombing. Embroiders a lot.
Angela Wexler
Match each character description with the character.
Age: 17. High- school senior. Works in family coffee shop. Wants to be a writer. Seems lonely; can’t find anyone to play chess with.
Theo Theodorakis
Age: 15. Younger brother Confined to wheelchair; disease struck about four years ago. Knows a lot about birds.
Chris Theodorakis
Age: 25. Graduate of UW Medical School. First-year intern, plastic surgery. Parents live in Racine (not heirs). Westing connection: Engaged to Angela Wexler (see Wexlers), who looks like Sam Westing’s daughter, Violet, who was also engaged to be married, but to a politician not an intern.
Dr. Denton Deere
Age: 50. Education: high school, one year secretarial school. Walked with a crutch even before she broke her ankle in the second bombing. Now needs two crutches (she paints them!). Westing connection: ?
Sydelle Pulaski
Age: 62. Delivery boy. Fourth-grade dropout. IQ: 50. Lives in the basement of Green’s Grocery. A bachelor. No living relatives. Westing connection: Delivered letters from E. J. Plum, Attorney, both times.
Otis Amber
How did Violet Westing really die?
She killed herself.
She died from a concussion.
She did not die and is one of their heirs.
She had cancer.
What was Grace Wexler's actual maiden name?
Windy
Hoo
Windkloppel
Window
Turtle figured out that Sam Westing had how many disguises?
3
2
4
1
Who stole the watch, pearls, cuff links, earrings, and clock?
Mrs. Hoo
Dough
Sydelle
Turtle
Who is Mrs. Westing?
Sydelle
Flora
Crow
Mrs. Hoo
What was Turtle’s motivation in setting the 4th bomb?
She wanted attention from her mother.
She wanted to shock people into noticing who she really was.
She wanted to protect her sister by taking the blame for the bombs.
She wanted to obtain revenge on the people who had been mean to her, including her mother.
