Westing Game Q25-30 Word Scramble
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| Question | Answer |
| How does Theo know that it was Sandy who was playing chess with him? Why is this surprising? | Sandy was not known for playing chess, but Sam Westing was. Doug had observed Sandy moving one of the chess pieces |
| How does the judge figure out that Sandy was Sam Westing? | She realized that her partner's face wasn't scarred by a boxing accident but from a car accident |
| Why did Sam Westing put "Happy Fourth of July" into the will when it was only November? | He set up a fireworks celebration for Crow's birthday |
| How does the clue "It is not what you have, it's what you don't have that counts" help to solve the mystery? | The will had left an unfinished line describing how the inheritance would be won |
| Who comes up with the solution? | Turtle |
| Who hired Otis and why? | The judge hired him to hind out about the potential heirs |
| What does Turtle finally realize about the meaning of the statement that the "heir who wins the windfall will by the one who finds the fourth"? | Turtle figures that #4- the name not provided- must be the fourth identity of Sam Westing- Mr. Eastman |
| Did Sam Westing and Sandy McCrouthers die? How do you explain that the coroner determined both to have died of heart attacks? | The coroner, Dr. Sikes, pronounced both dead of heart attacks. He is a friend of Sam's and helped stage the deaths |
| What happens to the Westing house? | It burns to the ground as the fireworks are set off |
| What happens to Sunset Towers? | It is divided among the sixteen heirs |
| Where does Turtle go every Saturday? | To Mr. Eastman's library to play chess |
| Who marries whom? | Crow-Otis, Chris-Shirley, Theo-Turtle, Angela-Dr. Denton |
| How does Turtle lie to Julian Eastman about Crow, Otis, and Mr. Hoo? why did she lie? | They are dead and as Eastman is also dying, she sees not reason to add to his troubles |
| Why do Turtle and Theo decide not to have any children? | They don't want the risk of having a child with Chris's problem |
| Who is Alice and how is she like Turtle? | Alice is the name Turtle chose for herself and now the real name of her niece. She is bright, has a braid, and plays chess |
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