Characters
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Plot
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Quotes
100
Snobby wife of a foot doctor
Grace Wexler
100
Who are the daughters of the podiatrist?
Angela and Turtle Wexler
100
What is the object of the Westing Game?
To win/inherit the Westing estate
100
What is the connection between the bookie and the bomber?
Jake Wexler, the bookie, and Angela Wexler, the bomber, are father and daughter.
100
"Don't worry, you'll still be pretty. But, wow, that sure was a dumb thing to do." (99)
Turtle Wexler (speaking to her sister Angela)
200
Dressmaker who made the wedding gown for both Violet Westing and Angela Wexler
Flora Baumbach
200
Who is Sam Westing's daughter that drowned herself the night before her wedding?
Violet Westing
200
How many heirs were invited to play the game?
16
200
In order, where did the bombs go off?
Theodorakis coffee shop, Mr. Hoo's restaurant, Angela's bridal shower, the elevator at Sunset Towers
200
"Oh my, no. Angela reminds me of another young girl I made a wedding dress for: Violet Westing." (75)
Flora Baumbach
300
Chinese restaurant owner and inventor
James Shin Hoo
300
Who is the high school track star?
Doug Hoo
300
What was the prize for winning the Westing Game?
200 million dollars
300
What chess move did Sam Westing play against Judge Ford?
Queen's sacrifice
300
"Sam Westing paid for my education. He saw that I was accepted into the best schools, probably arranged for my first job, perhaps more, I don't know." (126)
Judge JJ Ford
400
Buck-toothed real estate agent who doesn't really exist
Barney Northrup
400
Who was playing chess with an unknown opponent?
Theo Theodorakis
400
The clues for the Westing Game were all from what song?
America the Beautiful
400
Who are the following heirs: the bookie, the bomber, the mistake, and the burglar?
Jake Wexler, Angela Wexler, Sydelle Pulaski, and Madame Hoo
400
"The poor are crazy, the rich just eccentric." (31)
James Shin Hoo
500
Secretary for a sausage company; was mistakenly invited to live in Sunset Towers
Sydelle Pulaski
500
What was Flora Baumbach's daughter's name?
Rosalie
500
Who was the winner of the Westing Game?
Turtle Wexler
500
Name the 4 aliases of Windy Windkloppel. Then, explain the connection between the names and tell their purpose (job) in the story.
Sam Westing-industrialist/owner of WPP Barney Northrup-real estate agent/salesman Sandy McSouthers-doorman at Sunset Towers; former employee of WPP Julian Eastman-chairman of the board of WPP 4 identities are the 4 cardinal directions in which the wind travels
500
"Turtle, tell Crow to pray for me." (182)
Julian R. Eastman/Sandy McSouthers