Characters
This character sets off the fourth bomb in the elevator at Sunset Towers.
Turtle Wexler
This character is revealed to be the thief that had been taking things from the residents at Sunset Towers.
Madame Hoo
What does Theo discover after following Otis Amber around?
He learns that Otis and Crow both work at the soup kitchen and help out the less fortunate.
Explain why Judge Ford feels like she "owes" Sam Westing.
He paid for her education and helped her get a job after school.
Bonus: By the end of the novel, how does she repay him?
What did Sam Westing hire a private investigator to do 20 years prior to the novel's start?
Keep his former wife out of trouble and make sure she never used the Westing name.
This character used to play chess with Sam Westing as a kid but would get beat every time.
Judge Ford
This character is revealed to be the secret identity of Mrs. Westing.
Berthe Erica Crow
What is the bomber's motivation for setting off the fourth bomb?
To take suspicion off of the bomber for the other three.
Bonus: Who is that other bomber?
What song do the heirs use to figure out the "answer" to the Westing Game?
"America, the Beautiful"
What is the famous "Westing trap?"
Sacrificing the Queen (in chess) to give the other player a false-sense of victory.
Sam Westing's long-time friend and physician that confirms Sandy McSouthers's "death."
Dr. Sikes
This character is revealed to have actually been a private investigator that has been undercover for 20 years.
Otis Amber
Why did Judge Ford think that Westing wanted to punish Crow?
She thinks that he blames her for the death of their daughter, Violet.
What happens with the candle that Sandy purchased from Turtle?
It was used to set off the fireworks that burned down the Westing Mansion.
What do the heirs all receive according to the end of the will?
Equal shares of the deed of Sunset Towers.
This character was secretly playing chess with Theo during the events of the second reading of the will.
Sandy McSouthers
Bonus: Who discovered this?
Name the four aliases (alternative identities) of Windy Windkloppel.
Sam Westing, Barney Northrup, Sandy McSouthers, Julian Eastman
Why does Barney Northrup visit the Wexlers after the events of the fourth bomb?
To tell them they would have to pay for all of the damages caused.
(2 parts) Who really wins the Westing Game? How do they discover the answer?
Turtle
She realizes that the aliases that Westing used are the four directions, and the object was to actually find the fourth, so she finds Julian Eastman's name in the phonebook and goes to his house to see that that was indeed Sam Westing's fourth and final identity.
(2 parts) Who is the "mistake" in the Westing Game? Who were they mistaken with?
Sydelle Pulaski
Sybil Pulaski
This character resigns from participating in the Westing Game any more.
Ed Plum
Which characters are revealed to have died by the time the final chapter takes place?
Otis Amber, Berthe Erica Crow, and James Hoo
Why does Chris think that Westing is "a good man"?
He set everyone up with the partner that best suited them to make a friend.
(200 points) Summarize the life of TWO of the heirs after the Westing Game.
Answers will vary.
Name the three couples of heirs that marry (at different times) after the events of the Westing Game.
Otis & Crow
Angela & Denton Deere
Turtle & Theo