Setting
What is the name of the apartment building where most of the characters live?
Sunset Towers
What famous American patriotic song do some of the westing clues correlate with?
America the Beautiful.
Which tenant is a dressmaker and owns a shop in the building?
Flora Baumbach
What is the name of Sam Westing's daughter?
Violet Westing
What might make James Hoo angry enough to want revenge on Sam Westing?
He stole his invention idea.
What is strange about the location of the Sunset Towers building?
It faces east, even though it’s called "Sunset Towers."
Who saw someone limping into the Westing Mansion in the very beginning of the story before the smoke appeared from the house?
Chris Theodorakis
What kind of business do the Theodorakis family run?
A coffee shop
Why does Sydelle Pulaski always have a crutch with her?
She feels unnoticed and unimportant. She seeks attention.
What motivates Turtle Wexler to keep playing the game?
Money (She put pairs share into the stock market).
What apartment number does J. J. Ford live in?
4D
Sam Westing disappeared with his friend Sidney Sikes after what type of accident?
Car
Which of the characters would you describe as mysterious and also very religious?
Bertha Erica Crow
Who is Sidner Sikes?
He is a longtime friend of Sam Westing and the local county coroner.
Why might Grace Wexler want Sam Westing out of the picture?
She wants to be the heir to his fortune.
Where does Otis Amber live?
In the basement of a greengrocer.
Julian Eastman is mysterious and rarely seen in public. What company is Julian R. Eastman the president of?
Westing Paper Products
What does Theo enjoy doing in his free time that helps with solving clues?
He likes reading and solving word puzzles.
Whom of the 16 heirs was in love with Sam Westing's daughter Violet?
George Theodorakis
Sandy McSouthers is the doorman at Sunset Towers. Why might he be angry with Mr. Westing?
Sam Westing fired him and did not pay him.
Where is Sunset Towers located?
on Lake Michigan
How does Sandy help Judge Ford during the Westing Game?
He shares gossip and information he hears from the building
Who is the bomber?
Angela Wexler
What is Turtle's real name?
Tabitha Ruth Wexler
WILDCARD! Who is Ellen Raskin?
The author of The Westing Game