Characters
This 13-year-old kicks shins and is the only heir to see the "body."
Turtle Wexler
A feeling of curiosity or uncertainty:
Suspense
The number of pairs that the heirs are put into.
8
The name of the building where all of this takes place.
The Sunset Towers
Chris Theodorakis saw someone with a ____ going into the Westing House.
This heir feels she owes Sam Westing a debt.
Judge JJ Ford
A main idea or a lesson to be learned:
Theme
Each pair was given this amount of money to start the game.
$10,000
The first two bombs went off at:
The coffee shop and the Hoo's restaurant
Sydelle's shorthand notes are written in __________.
Polish
She is the "mistake" who was invited to the house by accident.
Sydelle Pulaski
When we make a conclusion based on information we're give, it's an ____. (Not stated outright).
Inference
The heirs are told that "It's not what you have, it's what you ____."
"...don't have that counts."
What geographical place does the novel take place near?
Lake Michigan
This is the specific "bet" Turtle makes to enter the Westing House on Halloween night.
$2 for every minute she's inside
This character is a perfectionist bride-to-be who is secretly a bomber.
Angela Wexler
Irony
The will was read on which holiday?
Halloween
This natural disaster traps all the heirs inside the Towers, forcing them to play the game.
Blizzard
Grace is a Windkloppl, and so is Crow's ex husband.
This man owns a coffee shop and is the ex-boyfriend of Violet Westing.
When we as the reader know something that the characters do not:
Dramatic Irony
According to the will, the heir who wins the game will inherit this specific amount.
$200 million
The place where the will was read - be specific!
The Westing Mansion, in the library.
All of the clues are words from this famous American song:
"America the Beautiful"