Characters
The person who disguises himself as Sandy McSouthers.
Julian R. Westing
The unusual format used to give clues to the heirs.
Pairs of words
What happens to Sandy McSouthers in Chapter 23.
He dies
Turtle’s real first name.
Tabitha-Ruth
The thing no one is completely sure about in these chapters.
Whether Westing is really dead
The heir who figures out that Sandy and Westing are the same person.
Turtle Wexler
What the heirs realize they must do with the clues to solve them.
Combine them
The event where many heirs gather shortly before Sandy dies.
The restaurant dinner
What Turtle keeps doing to people who annoy her.
Kicking their shins
What many heirs start thinking about the entire contest.
It might be a trick
The person secretly giving money to help Chris’s medical care.
J.J. Ford
The number of heirs originally in the Westing game.
Sixteen (16)
What Turtle notices about Sandy shortly before he collapses.
He looks sick / his face changes
Turtle’s partner in the Westing game.
The role Sandy seems to play among the heirs.
A friendly helper
The heir who has been pretending to be much smarter than she really is.
Angela Wexler
The kind of words some heirs think the clues might represent (like symbols).
Stock market abbreviations
What the heirs suspect after Sandy’s death.
That someone murdered him
Turtle’s big advantage in the game compared to most heirs.
She actually studies the clues carefully
The big mystery created by Sandy’s death.
The heir who realizes the clues might involve stock market symbols.
Doug Hoo
The big realization Turtle makes about the clues near the end of these chapters.
They spell out Westing's name
The shocking thing about Sandy’s death in relation to the game.
It might be part of the game
The reason Turtle begins to suspect Sandy is important.
He knows too much about the game
The possibility that shocks the heirs the most.
Westing might still be alive