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What are your impressions of Sam Westing?
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What are your impressions of Sam Westing? Rich, chairman of paper company, likes disguises and fireworks
How can you tell that Grace Wexler is a snob? She thinks she is liberal when she shakes Judge Ford's hand, wears her furs at the hearing, snubs Flora
How can you tell that Flora's smiles aren't because she is happy? She smiles even when she is blinking away tears
How can you tell that Sydelle Pulaski craves attention? Wears gaudy clothes, paints her crutches for attention, talks in a loud voice about herself
What information and direction do the heirs receive from the will? 16 heirs are paired together, given $10,000 and a set of clues
How is the Westing Game played? The money can be spent only after both partners sign the check, the object is to win
What is the object of the game? "To win"
What are the winnings? $200,000
Who was paired with whom? Madame Hoo-Jake, Crow-Otis, Turtle-Flora, Theo-Doug, Denton-Chris, Sydelle-Angela, Sandy-J.J. Ford, Grace Wexler-Mr. Hoo
Why does everyone want Sydelle's shorthand notes? She took notes at the meeting and no one else has a copy
Why does J. J. Ford think that Sam Westing is out for revenge? She assumes that it is a tricky game and he is really alive and is trying to punish someone who needs protecting
 

 



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