Characters & Identities
In Chapter 24, one character unexpectedly collapses during the heirs’ final meeting, setting off a chain of suspicions. Who is this character?
Who is Sandy McSouthers?
Turtle conducts her own version of this to uncover the truth about Sam Westing
What is a trial?
Sam Westing's game was really about teaching this lesson.
What is fairness and second chances?
This character, originally seen as spoiled and vain, grows into an independent, ambitious woman.
Who is Angela Wexler?
Who said, "Listen, Chris, can you hear me? Just overnight, I found a Neurologist, a nerve doctor who works on problems like yours".
Who is Dr. Denton Deere?
As the mystery unfolds, Turtle makes a groundbreaking discovery about one of Westing’s identities. Which name does she reveal as the final identity used by Sam Westing?
Who is Julian R. Eastman?
This was the real answer to the Westing game.
What is "Julian Eastman"?
Turtle wins the game, but she chooses to keep this secret to herself.
What is Julian R. Eastman's true identity?
After the Westing game ends, Turtle becomes successful in this career.
What is business/finance?
Who said, “It is not what you have, it’s what you don’t have that counts.”
Who is Samuel Westing?
Who is the mistake upon the 16 potential heirs?
Who is Sydelle Pulaski?
What mistake did all the heirs make when trying to solve the game?
What is assuming the answer was one of them instead of another identity of Sam Westing?
Judge Ford repays her "debt" to Sam Westing by doing this.
What is paying for Chris Theodorakis's education?
What is the final twist revealed at the very end of the book?
What is Turtle being with Julian R. Eastman as he dies, knowing his true identity?
Who said, “Haven’t you figured it out yet? It’s Westing’s last game, a last joke, a last trick played from his grave.” What does this quote mean?
Who is Turtle Wexler? What is realizing that Westing was alive all along?
Which two heirs form a close bond despite their very different personalities, with one mentoring the other?
Who are Judge Ford and Chris Theodorakis?
Why did Sam Westing disguise himself as multiple people?
What is to test the heirs and control the game while staying hidden?
Why does Sam Westing leave his fortune to multiple people instead of just one heir?
What is to ensure everyone's benefits and learn something from the game?
How does the novel show that the Westing game truly changed the heirs’ lives?
What is their personal growth and how they all found success in different ways?
Why does Turtle lie about what happens to Julian R. Eastman at the end of the book?
What is to protect his secret and keep the game’s ending her own?
What role does Otis Amber actually play in the game, despite appearing to be just a delivery boy?
What is a private investigator hired by Sam Westing?
What was the significance of the four names Westing used (Sam Westing, Barney Northrup, Sandy McSouthers, Julian R. Eastman)?
What is they represent the four directions (West, North, South, East) symbolizes completeness?
How does Westing's will show his personality and what he wants for the heirs?
What is it shows that Westing loved puzzles and challenges. He didn't just want to give out money; he wanted the heirs to learn and grow by figuring out his clues?
What event first makes Turtle suspicious that Sandy McSouthers might not really be dead?
What is seeing him wink before he “dies”?
What is the deeper meaning behind Sam Westing’s will, and how does it reflect his personality?
What is that he used the game to bring people together, teach lessons, and reward those who deserved it?