The Westing Games study guide Flashcards
what is unusual about sunset towers
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
how did barney northrup finally convince sydelle pulaski to take one of the apartments
he said that were 20 other people asking for that apartment
at the end of chapter three we were told that one of the tenants was a mistake who do you think was the mistake
sydelle pulaski because at the end of the book it said that they were looking for sybil pulaski not sydelle pulaski
know the various tenants of sunset towers and be able to describe each of them.
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
how did mr. hop feel about the opening of his restaurant
he did not feel good (only 3 people came)
what happened to the two unfortunate fellows from westing town?
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
what does chris notice through his binoculars
someone walking into the westing house with a limp
why is angela wexler stannding on a hassock
she is being fitted for her wedding dress
what was in the long package that sydelle pulaski carried into her apartment?
4 crutches
why did turtle take a billard cue upstairs when she ws in the westing house
to protect herself and use it as a weapon if necessary
who was greeting the heirs at the westing home
crow
why is judge ford surprised to see E. J plum in charge of the westing estate
because he is a young inexperienced attorney and the will was an estate of great importance
expane mr. hoos coments the poor are crazy the rich just eccentric
he felt that mr westing with all his money could do anything he wanted as he was eccentric and mr. hoo bitter
why does bertha erica crow shriek
someone stepped on her foot
what did the tenants of sunset towers awaken to the next morning
blood dripping clue chasing dreams and being snowed in at sunset towers
what does turtle predict the next of the will would read
“whichsoever pair made the most money with the $10,000.00 dollars inherits the whole estate”
how do we know that Mr. hoo would not have like sam westing
Mr. hoo claims that sam westing stole his idea of the disposable diaper
what evidence in this chapter is there that grace wexler dilikes turtle and favors her other daughter
she beams at angela when she walks into the room
what dilemma did the tenants face on the third snowbound morning
should they or should they not share there clues
how do we know that turtle dosn’t like to do her hair
she waited all morning for her mom or angela to do her hair and when know one came she went to mrs. baumbach
what confusion arises in turtles real name
mrs. baumbach says alice mrs. wexler says tabitha ruth
where was the bomber planning to set off the third bomb
the wexler apartment
what happened in the kitchen
a bomb went off
what does turtle demand that angela return to her immediately
so angela could give turtle back her newspaper
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
what happened just as otis amber walked into the restaurant
the second bomb went off
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
what does turtle mean by paper losses…dosen’t mean a thing
when the stocks go down
what indication is there that the heirs were jittery
the bomb squad was called in several times to examine suspicious parcels
what does theo discover when he analysis his clues
they are type of formula
who does otis amber accuse for the bombings
james shin hoo
how did the doorman react to what judge ford said
his face reddened
according to the judge what was sam westings first mistake
getting sydelle pulaski instead of sybil pulaski
why didn’t dogs feet hurt any more
he got paper innersoles
what was on the reverse side of the bombers note
a hand written composition how i spent my summer vacation by turtle wexler
why does sydellle through her crutches in the air
she was happy because she thought she figured out westing game/won
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
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
what is meant by the expression ‘to go on the wagon”
giving up alcohol
what speech does edgar jennings plum make
that he is resigning
what is the irony of jake wexlers new position
he puts people in jail for what he used to do
what happenes to judge ford
she has been appointed to the united states supreme court
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
