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Clever daughter of Grace and Jake Wexler
Who is Turtle Wexler?
100
A social climber who works with "Jimmy" Hoo
Who is Grace Wexler?
100
Milwaukee, WI along Lake Michigan
Where does the story take place?
100
"America the Beautiful"
What song is the mystery linked to?
100
Sixteen people in the story received letters to attend the reading of Sam Westing's will.
When did the problem in the story begin?
200
She did not want to marry Dr. Denton Deere.
What was Angela Wexler's main problem?
200
The doorman who is also J.J. Ford's partner
Who is Sandy McSouthers?
200
Cooperation can help people solve problems
What is one of the themes of the story?
200
She had the only available copy o f Sam Westing's will
Why was Sydelle Pulaski suddenly popular with the heirs?
200
She realized the clues of his identities were the four directions.
How did Turtle figure out what Sam Westing's game was?
300
A disabled tenant of Sunset Towers that is confined to a wheel chair
Who is Chris Theodorakis
300
She is a secretary and liked to get attention by making her crutches pretty different colors
Who is Sydelle Pulaski?
300
Sam Westing was wearing Turtle's mom cross in the coffin
What happened to Grace Wexler's cross that Turtle wore into the Westing hous?
300
He chose Sydelle Pulaski instead Sybil Pulaski
What was Sam Westing's first mistake ?
300
He kept changing his identity several times.
How did the antagonist, the one who creates the conflict, keep the characters in The Westing Game off guard?
400
A champion runner and son of Jame Hoo
Who is Doug Hoo?
400
Sam Westing was found dead
What is the initial main problem in The Westing Game?
400
Grace hoped he new friends would be jealous of her fancy new address at Sunset Towers
How does the reader know that Grace Wexler is a little "stuck up?"
400
Sydelle Pulaski's limp was not a REAL limp.
How was Sydelle Pulaski's limp different from the limp of the person at the Westing place?
500
A dressmaker who befriends Turtle Wexler
Who is Flora Baumbach?
500
An intern who was engaged to Angela Wexler
Who is Dr. Denton Deere?
500
Barney Northrup, Julian Eastman, and Sandy McSouthers
What characters did Sam Westing play in the story?
500
Sam Westing's game changed the course of the character's lives.
What is the main idea of the story?