The Westing Games study guide Flashcards

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what is unusual about sunset towers

A

It doesn’t face the sunset, and it is only one tower, and since its all glass the people in can see out but the people out can’t see in

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how did barney northrup finally convince sydelle pulaski to take one of the apartments

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he said that were 20 other people asking for that apartment

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at the end of chapter three we were told that one of the tenants was a mistake who do you think was the mistake

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sydelle pulaski because at the end of the book it said that they were looking for sybil pulaski not sydelle pulaski

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know the various tenants of sunset towers and be able to describe each of them.

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grace, Mr. wexler, angela wexler, turtle wexler, dr. denton dreere, mr. hoo, mrs. hoo, doug hoo, theo mr. theodirakes mrs. theodrakis, chris theodiraks,sydelle pulaski, j.j. ford, otis amber, crow, mrs. baumbach

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5
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how did mr. hop feel about the opening of his restaurant

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he did not feel good (only 3 people came)

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what happened to the two unfortunate fellows from westing town?

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one came out of the house screaming and didn’t stop screaming until he fell off a cliff and died and the other came out with blody hands and didn’t stop saying purple waves purple wavesand didn’t stop staring at his hands

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7
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what does chris notice through his binoculars

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someone walking into the westing house with a limp

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8
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why is angela wexler stannding on a hassock

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she is being fitted for her wedding dress

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what was in the long package that sydelle pulaski carried into her apartment?

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4 crutches

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10
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why did turtle take a billard cue upstairs when she ws in the westing house

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to protect herself and use it as a weapon if necessary

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11
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who was greeting the heirs at the westing home

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crow

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12
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why is judge ford surprised to see E. J plum in charge of the westing estate

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because he is a young inexperienced attorney and the will was an estate of great importance

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expane mr. hoos coments the poor are crazy the rich just eccentric

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he felt that mr westing with all his money could do anything he wanted as he was eccentric and mr. hoo bitter

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14
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why does bertha erica crow shriek

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someone stepped on her foot

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what did the tenants of sunset towers awaken to the next morning

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blood dripping clue chasing dreams and being snowed in at sunset towers

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16
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what does turtle predict the next of the will would read

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“whichsoever pair made the most money with the $10,000.00 dollars inherits the whole estate”

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17
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how do we know that Mr. hoo would not have like sam westing

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Mr. hoo claims that sam westing stole his idea of the disposable diaper

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18
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what evidence in this chapter is there that grace wexler dilikes turtle and favors her other daughter

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she beams at angela when she walks into the room

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what dilemma did the tenants face on the third snowbound morning

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should they or should they not share there clues

20
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how do we know that turtle dosn’t like to do her hair

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she waited all morning for her mom or angela to do her hair and when know one came she went to mrs. baumbach

21
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what confusion arises in turtles real name

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mrs. baumbach says alice mrs. wexler says tabitha ruth

22
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where was the bomber planning to set off the third bomb

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the wexler apartment

23
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what happened in the kitchen

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a bomb went off

24
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what does turtle demand that angela return to her immediately

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so angela could give turtle back her newspaper

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what kind of timing device did the bomber use on the second bomb
the color striped candle, because when it burned to six thirty the bomb would go off
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what happened just as otis amber walked into the restaurant
the second bomb went off
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according to the firemen why was it not unusual to have to explosions within two days in the same building
nothing more than a gas explosion
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what does turtle mean by paper losses...dosen't mean a thing
when the stocks go down
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what indication is there that the heirs were jittery
the bomb squad was called in several times to examine suspicious parcels
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what does theo discover when he analysis his clues
they are type of formula
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who does otis amber accuse for the bombings
james shin hoo
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how did the doorman react to what judge ford said
his face reddened
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according to the judge what was sam westings first mistake
getting sydelle pulaski instead of sybil pulaski
34
why didn't dogs feet hurt any more
he got paper innersoles
35
what was on the reverse side of the bombers note
a hand written composition how i spent my summer vacation by turtle wexler
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why does sydellle through her crutches in the air
she was happy because she thought she figured out westing game/won
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briefly describe the note in the elevator
turtle confesses to being the bomber and says she will take everyone out to a chinese dinner when she wins the inheritance
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what did otis amber mean by the turtles lost its tail
she cut of some of her hair so now its to short to make a braid
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what is meant by the expression 'to go on the wagon"
giving up alcohol
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what speech does edgar jennings plum make
that he is resigning
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what is the irony of jake wexlers new position
he puts people in jail for what he used to do
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what happenes to judge ford
she has been appointed to the united states supreme court
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what is significant of turtles statement "hurry up uncle sam I cant keep up this act much longer"
she didn't know how much longer she could keep fooling the other heirs