The Westing Game Ch. 1-8

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Test over chapters 1-8 of The Westing Game. Take your time!

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1.

When Sydelle Pulaski retuns to her apartment, she discovers that
- A.
  
  Someone has stolen her notes about Sam Westing's will.
- B.
  
  Otis Amber is hiding in her closet.
- C.
  
  Her chess set has been set up in the living room.
2.

The directions to the Westing game says that each pair of players will
- A.
  
  Have to spend one night in the Westing house.
- B.
  
  Receive ten thousand dollars and a set of clues.
- C.
  
  Win ten shares of the Westing Corporation.
3.

Judge Ford thinks Sam Westing knew everyone would play the game because they
- A.
  
  Wanted to find Sam Westing's murderer.
- B.
  
  Were all greedy.
- C.
  
  Liked mysteries.
4.

Why couldn't an autopsy be held on Sam Westing?
- A.
  
  His body disappeared.
- B.
  
  He'd been buried.
- C.
  
  He'd already been embalmed.
5.

Sam Westing's will also says that
- A.
  
  Westing did not die of natural causes.
- B.
  
  Turtle is really Sam Westing's granddaughter.
- C.
  
  The beneficiaries must all live in the Westing house.
6.

Judge Ford is surprised to find that E.J. Plum is handling the Westing estate because
- A.
  
  Sam Westing hated E.J. Plum's father.
- B.
  
  E.J. Plum is young and inexperienced.
- C.
  
  E.J. Plum is one of Sam Westing's heirs.
7.

Turtle thinks it is strange that the article about Sam Westing's death doesn't mention
- A.
  
  How much money Sam Westing is leaving to his wife.
- B.
  
  The envelope she saw on the bedside table.
- C.
  
  The silver bracelet found on Westing's wrist.
8.

When Turtle is in the Westing house, she finds
- A.
  
  A dead man tucked into a four-poster bed.
- B.
  
  Otis Amber hiding in the library.
- C.
  
  Her mother's silver cross lying on the Oriental rug.
9.

While Chris is bird-watching, he notices a
- A.
  
  Rare bird roosting on the roof of the Westing house.
- B.
  
  Strange car pulling into the driveway of the Westing house.
- C.
  
  Person with a limp entering the Westing house.
10.

Turtle and Flora thought they should...
- A.
  
  Invest the money in the stock market.
- B.
  
  Put the money in the bank to gain interest.
- C.
  
  Spend evey penny of the money on Westing paper products.
11.

To cut off all or part of a limb or digit of the body
12.

Person or group that receives money or property from a will
13.

When something is done in privacy or secrecy
14.

A particular style or type of cooking (i.e. Italian, Chinese, etc.)
15.

A person appointed to carry out the provisions of a will
16.

A person who owns or helps manage a large business
17.

A gift of property or money from a will
18.

In a state of decay or decomposition; rotten
19.

Reasonable; sensible
20.

To replace springs, stuffing, and fabric on a piece of furniture
21.

________________ in literature refers to the hints or clues an author provides to suggest what will take place in the story.
- A.
  
  Prediction
- B.
  
  Foreshadowing
- C.
  
  Simile
- D.
  
  Personification
22.

When an author makes statements such as, "The big problems were yet to come." They are trying to get the reader to make a ____________________.
- A.
  
  Foreshadow
- B.
  
  Prediction
- C.
  
  Simile
- D.
  
  Personification
23.

A ____________ is a figure of speech in which two unlike objects are compared using the words "like" or "as."
- A.
  
  Foreshadow
- B.
  
  Prediction
- C.
  
  Simile
- D.
  
  Personification
24.

___________________ refers to a literary device in which an author grants human characteristics to nonhuman objects.
- A.
  
  Foreshadowing
- B.
  
  Prediction
- C.
  
  Simile
- D.
  
  Personification
25.

What bet did Turtle make with the others?
- A.
  
  She'd get $2 for every time she told a lie to her mother.
- B.
  
  She'd get $2 for every person she kicked when they pulled her braid.
- C.
  
  She'd get $2 for every minute she spent in the Westing house.