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Westing Game Q21-24
Questions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Why does Theo want Turtle's bike? | He suspects Otis and needs the bike to follow him |
| Why does she give it to him? | She thought that Theo knew that Angela was the bomber but he assumes that Turtle set off the bombs |
| How does Theo feel after spying on Otis and Crow at the soup kitchen? | He saw that Crow and Otis were helping in the Good Salvation Soup Kitchen. He felt guilty for spying on them and was more aware of the magnitude of poverty and more appreciative of those who work with the need |
| Why isn't J.J. Ford more grateful to Sam Westing? | Her parents were servants for Saw Westring. She played chess with Sam. He embarrassed her about a move she made in the game. By paying for her education he was buying another avenue to power |
| How is Turtle caught? | She is found scorched by one of the bombs that go off in the hallway. One of her compositions was on the reverse side of the sign "The Bomber Strikes Again!" that the police found taped to the elevator wall |
| Who has been stealing things? | Madam Hoo |
| Why was she stealing things? | To pay her way back to China |
| Why does Angela feel better after her parents visit her at the hospital? | She felt that she was finally her own person; her parents were hugging each other and not fussing over her |
| How does Turtle react to the picture of Rosalie? | Instead of reacting with a sarcastic comment or a kick, Turtle tells Flora that her daughter looked happy and must have been nice to have around |
| How has Turtle's attitude changed since she first heard of Rosalie? | She is not jealous of Rosalie anymore. She is learning to give love because Flora has given her so much |
| Why have the heirs been summoned to the Westing house again? | They are given another $10,000 check and a chance to provide the answer to the mystery |
| How does Judge Ford feel when Sandy suggests that all of the heirs pool their clues? | She can't figure out why he is leading the others to Crow. If the clues hadn't been pooled, Crow's role might have remained unknown. Not given this information Turtle might never have figured out the rest of the puzzle |
| What results from sharing the clues? | They concluded that Berte Erica Crow murdered Sam Westing. |