Characters
Time and place of the action
Setting
"a crystal chandelier is tinkling. It tinkles and twinkles ..." is an example of ...
alliteration
conversation between characters is called ...
dialogue
"she thought she might choke on her thumping heart" is an example of ...
hyperbole
"he rushed into the sizzling, crackling kitchen" is an example of
onomatopoeia
"Why are you standing there like a statue?" is an example of ...
a simile
"The big problems were yet to come" at the end of a chapter is an example of ...
foreshadowing
a comparison of unlike things without using like or as; when one thing is called another
metaphor
motivation
The part of the story that introduces the situation and gets the reader hooked is called . . .
the exposition/lead
mood
*Sam Westing's dead body is found
*When his will is read, it creates a game that the heirs have to play to win his fortune
*The heirs try different methods to solve their clues and win the game. These events are called ...
the plot
symbol
The biggest one in the book is that the heirs are competing against one another to see who wins Sam Westing's fortune
conflict
Gracie is starting to think she really is a bad person. This kind of conflict would be considered ________
internal
James Shin Hoo is angry with Sam Westing for stealing his disposable paper diaper idea. This struggle would be considered ___________
an external conflict
the central message or lesson of the story is called the ...
theme
"staring at the froth on the angry lake" is an example of ...
personification
"Some pair they made: Attila the Hun and Gracie the useless" is an example of ...
Allusion
"a fine kettle of fish" is an example of ...
The name of the chairman of the board of Westing Paper Products after Sam Westing's death is ...
Julian Eastman
Name three characters that limp and tell why
Sydelle--at first faking her disease, later because she broke her ankle
Someone in the Westing House--we don't know why
Crow--her corn surgery or Turtle kicks her
Denton Deere, Doug Hoo, Theo--kicked by Turtle
Tell five of the clues
Choose from:
O BEAUTIFUL FOR SPACIOUS SKIES FOR AM WAVES OF GRAIN, FOR PURPLE MOUNTAIN MAJESTIES ABOVE FRUITED PLAIN, AMERICA AM GOD SHED HIS GRACE ON THEE, AND N THY GOOD WITH BROTHER HOOD FROM SEA TO SHINING SEA