Westing Game Quiz
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Westing Game Quiz
Study passage: Clues, suspicions, and choices
In Ellen Raskin’s mystery, the heirs to Sam Westing’s fortune are drawn into a contest built around a puzzling will. The players work in pairs, and the clues they receive are difficult to interpret. As the contest continues, the heirs have to decide whether to trust their partners or follow their own suspicions. The Westing mystery is not only about solving word clues. It also asks readers to look closely at what characters say, what they hide, and how their relationships shape their choices. A person who seems suspicious may have a reason for keeping a secret that is different from the reason other players imagine. Likewise, a clue can point in more than one direction until someone connects it to what is already known. Turtle Wexler is an observant, determined player. She takes the contest seriously and pays attention to details that others might overlook. Angela Wexler, her older sister, faces pressure from her family and expectations about her future. Judge J. J. Ford is careful and analytical; she wants to understand how the game works and why its participants were chosen. These different perspectives affect what each character notices and believes. In chapters 17–20, suspicion and uncertainty remain important. The heirs continue to reassess their theories as new information and personal revelations complicate the contest. A strong reader does not treat every suspicion as proof. Instead, the reader separates what the story states from what a character—or the reader—infers, and checks whether the evidence supports that inference.
Check your understanding
Choose the best answer for each question.
- The clues can be difficult to interpret, and players must decide whom to trust.
- The heirs are told the answer before the contest begins.
- Every pair receives exactly the same clue.
- The players are not allowed to talk to one another.
- Observant and determined
- Careless and easily distracted
- Uninterested in the contest
- Certain that every suspicion is true
Think like a mystery reader
Answer in complete sentences. Use evidence from the study passage and, if you know the novel, relevant details from chapters 17–20.
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