📋 Instructions

I can demonstrate my understanding of chapters 17-20 of "The Westing Game" by answering questions about character motivations, plot events, and making inferences.

Success Criteria:

• I can identify key events and character actions from these chapters
• I can explain character motivations and relationships
• I can make inferences about the mystery based on new clues

Read each question carefully. For multiple choice, fill in ONE circle. For short answers, write in complete sentences.

📚 Part 1: Multiple Choice

1. In Chapter 17, what does Turtle discover about Sandy McSouthers?

He is actually Sam Westing in disguise

He has been stealing from the building

He knows who the bomber is

He is related to one of the heirs

2. What happens to Angela in Chapter 18?

She gets married to Dr. Deere

She is injured by a bomb

She solves the Westing game

She moves away from Sunset Towers

3. Who does Turtle suspect might be the bomber?

Angela Wexler

Sydelle Pulaski

Grace Wexler

Berthe Erica Crow

4. In Chapter 19, what important realization does Turtle make about the game?

The clues are all connected to people's names

Sam Westing is still alive

The will is fake

There are multiple games being played

5. What does Judge Ford decide to do in Chapter 20?

Quit the game entirely

Protect Crow from the other heirs

Call the police about the bombings

Reveal Sam Westing's true identity

6. Which characters are revealed to have a deeper connection than previously known?

Turtle and Angela

Judge Ford and Sam Westing

Sandy and Barney Northrup

Crow and Otis Amber

✏️ Part 2: Short Answer Questions

7. Explain why Angela might have reasons to set off the bombs. Use evidence from the text.

8. How does Turtle's relationship with her sister Angela change in these chapters?

9. What clues suggest that Sam Westing planned every detail of the game, including the bombings?

10. Describe Judge Ford's strategy for protecting Crow. Why does she feel responsible for her?

11. How do the partnerships between the heirs begin to break down or change in these chapters?

12. What does the phrase "The answer is in the name" suggest about solving the Westing game?

Westing Game Quiz

The Westing Game Quiz: Chapters 17-20

📋 Instructions

📚 Part 1: Multiple Choice

✏️ Part 2: Short Answer Questions

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