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TWG Ch. 7-10

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  • Vocab: Inability to do something properly due to lack of skills
    tentatively
    inscrutable
    audible
    incompetence
  • What does Crow want to do for Angela when they run into each other at the party?
    Run away from her
    Turn her in to the police
    Comfort her
    Give her money
  • Which character is NOT one of Westing’s heirs?
    Chris Theodorakis.
    Berthe Crow.
    Madame Hoo.
    George Theodorakis.
  • Which character is missing a shorthand notebook containing notes about Mr. Westing's will?
    Mrs. Wexler
    Mr. Hoo
    Turtle
    Sydelle Pulaski
  • Which heir continues to claim to be the niece of Sam Westing?
    Sydelle Pulaski
    Angela Wexler
    Grace Wexler
    Berthe Crow
  • Who does Judge Ford call trying to investigate the Sunset Towers?
    Theo Theodorakis and the coffee shop
    Dog Hoo and the restaurant
    Barney Northrup and the newspaper
    Otis Amber and the soup kitchen
  • What is the first thing Turtle and her partner do with their $10,000 check?
    They invest it in the stock market.
    They donate it to charity.
    They go shopping for new clothes.
    They try to buy fireworks.
  • What was the lawsuit between Mr. Westing and Mr. Hoo about?
    the winner of a championship chess game
    the murder of Mr. Westing
    the idea of disposable paper diapers
    the ownership of the Chinese restaurant
  • Vocab: in an uncertain or hesitant manner
    inscrutable
    audible
    incompetence
    tentatively
  • What new instruction does the lawyer, Ed Plum, give the heirs in this chapter?
    They must write an essay about Sam Westing.
    They must find a missing painting.
    They must cook dinner for each other.
    They must pair up and receive $10,000 each.
  • What was inside the envelope the Judge received from the lawyer at the reading of the will?
    A certificate of sanity
    Westing's car accident report
    Stock market symbols
    A scroll in another language
  • Vocab: able to be heard
    incompetence
    tentatively
    inscrutable
    audible
  • Why are the tenants particularly worried about being snowed in?
    They are cut off from the outside world and the police.
    They are running out of food.
    The heating system might fail.
    They miss their favorite TV shows.
  • What strategy do Angela and Sydelle use when they receive their clues?
    They listen to other groups talking.
    They try to steal Turtle’s clues.
    They eat their clues after reading them.
    They burn their clues after reading them.
  • Who is Turtle Wexler's assigned partner?
    Doug Hoo
    Angela Wexler
    Sandy McSouthers
    Flora Baumbach
  • What was unique about Sydelle Pulaski's appearance at the will reading?
    She was wearing a very fancy dress.
    She was wearing a disguise.
    She was using two crutches.
    She had brought a picnic lunch.
  • Who is hosting a party in the Sunset Towers in order to try and gather information on the others?
    Chris Theodorakis
    Mr. Hoo
    JJ Ford
    Dr. Wexler
  • What is the big mystery the heirs are supposed to solve?
    Who is Sam Westing's long-lost relative.
    Who will inherit the Westing fortune.
    Who stole Sam Westing's will.
    Who murdered Sam Westing.
  • Who did Angela run into in the kitchen unexpectedly?
    Crow
    Turtle
    Flora
    JJ Ford
  • What word is Sydelle trying to bring up at the party because she thinks it applies to the murderer?
    twin
    chess
    notebook
    clues
  • What does each pair receive along with their money?
    A secret list of clues
    A map of the Westing mansion
    A set of keys
    A list of chores
  • Who is selling striped candles that keep track of the time during the power outage?
    JJ Ford
    Angela Wexler
    Turtle Wexler
    Sydelle Pulaski
  • Vocab: Mysterious or difficult to understand
    tentatively
    inscrutable
    incompetence
    audible
  • What natural event causes the tenants to become "trapped" at Sunset Towers?
    An earthquake
    A power outage
    A blizzard
    A tornado
  • Which pair of partners believes the word "twin" has something to do with the murderer?
    Turtle and Flora Baumbach
    Angela and Sydelle Pulaski
    Mrs. Hoo and Dr. Wexler
    Grace Wexler and Mr. Hoo
  • Why is Grace trying to be extra nice to Turtle?
    She thinks she's going to jail
    She wants to make her happy
    She wants her clues
    She knows she's in trouble
  • What goes missing from Sydelle's apartment during the snow storm?
    the clues
    the notebook
    the crutches
    the candle
  • What was the "game" each pair of heirs had to play?
    To solve clues that would reveal the murderer.
    To write a story about Sam Westing.
    A chess match against another pair.
    A scavenger hunt for hidden treasure.
  • How did Angela and Sydelle figure out as many clues as they did?
    They were given them
    Mr. Westing gave them more clues than others
    They stole them
    They were eavesdropping
  • Why does Grace's lie begin to fall apart about being related to Mr. Westing?
    She doesn't have an alibi for the night of the murder.
    He said they were not related.
    She told Angela they were not related to the Westing family.
    Says related on her father's side, didn't have maiden name
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