Hour ______Name ______

Date ______

The Westing Game

Chapters 16-17

Part one: Define the vocabulary words below using context clues or a dictionary.

Vocabulary Word / Definition
1. vehicular
2. impractical
3. despondently
4. vaguely
5. culled

Part two: Answer the following questions with complete sentence answers.

1.  Why did Otis Amber think he should not be considered a suspect in the incident?

2.  What were the two trading terms that Flora Baumbach had learned?

3.  What does Theo discover when he analyses his clue?

4.  Who does Sydelle think the bomber is?

5.  Describe Angela’s injuries.

Name ______

The Westing Game Chapters 16-17

The bomber is revealed in this chapter. Below, determine the clues that lead to this discovery.

The bomber is ______

Why do you think this person set-off these bombs?______

Hour ______Name ______

Date ______

The Westing Game

Chapters 18-19

Part one: Define the vocabulary words below using context clues or a dictionary.

Vocabulary Word / Definition
1. bachelor
2.callus
3. hostage
4. podiatrist
5. vagrancy

Part two: Answer the following with complete sentence answers.

1.  Who was Rosalie and how did she die?

2.  What letter does Otis Amber deliver to Doug?

3.  How did Turtle defend the use of the radio in school?

4.  Why did Turtle crumple the newspaper when Flora spoke about Rosalie?

5.  Explain Sam Westing’s big mistake.

The Westing Game

Chapters 18-19

Pretend that you are a detective and you have been given the task of interrogating an heir in The Westing Game. Below, write the questions you would ask the heir and how you think he/she would answer each.

Name of Heir Being Interviewed: ______

Question #1

______

Heir’s Response

______

Question #2

______

Heir’s Response

______

Question #3

______

Heir’s Response

______

Hour ______Name ______

Date ______

The Westing Game

Chapters 20-21

Part one: Define the vocabulary words below using context clues or a dictionary.

Vocabulary Word / Definition
1. arsenal
2. delinquent
3. grimy
4. loathe
5. remedy

Part two: Answer the following questions with complete sentence answers.

1.  Why was Theo in the hospital?

2.  Who does Judge Ford believe must be protected and why?

3.  Why didn’t Doug’s feet hurt anymore?

4.  What was on the reverse side of the bomber’s note?

5.  What did Sydelle and Angela conclude about the clues?

The Westing Game

Chapters 20-21

Put each of the 16 heirs in the appropriate categories below.

Least Likely Suspects / Possible Suspects / Most likely Suspects

Explain your reasoning for placing the heirs that you placed under Most Likely Suspects.

______

Hour ______Name ______

Date ______

The Westing Game

Chapter 22-23

Part one: Define the vocabulary words below using context clues or a dictionary.

Vocabulary Word / Definition
1. anxious
2. derisive
3.exquisite
4. pompous
5. somber

Part two: Answer the following questions with complete sentence answers.

1.  Describe the note in the elevator.

2.  Who was the burglar? How do we know?

3.  Why did Judge Ford believe Sam Westing could still be alive?

4.  What did the heirs receive in the envelopes?

5.  Who did Denton Deere suggest could use plastic surgery?

The Westing Game

Chapter 22-23

In the book The Westing Game, many characters change dramatically during the course of the book. Complete the chart below to reflect those changes.

Name of Heir / Beginning of Book / Now
Turtle
Grace
Chris
Mr. Hoo
Angela
Jake

Hour ______Name ______

Date ______

The Westing Game

Chapters 24-25

Part one: Define the vocabulary words below using context clues or a dictionary.

Vocabulary Word / Definition
1. cunning
2. agony
3. fanatical
4. paranoia
5. mischievious

Part two: Answer the following questions with complete sentence answers.

1.  Why was the judge so sure that Sandy was really Sam Westing?

2.  What was Denton Deere’s diagnosis of Mr.Hoo?

3.  What are the “four winds”?

4.  Why is it important that Sandy had bought a candle for his wife’s birthday?

5.  Why does Judge Ford repeatedly call herself stupid?

The Westing Game

Chapters 24-25

Complete the “Mystery Term” questions below.

The MYSTERY in The Westing Game is ______.

The SETTING of this mystery is ______.

What MOTIVE would anyone have to kill Sam Westing? ______.

One RED HERRING in this book is

______.

This mystery has ____ SUSPECTS and ____ WITNESSES.

Analyze the clue “it is not what you have, it’s what you don’t have that counts”

______

Hour ______Name ______

Date ______

The Westing Game

Chapter 26

Part one: Define the vocabulary words below using context clues or a dictionary.

Vocabulary Word / Definition
1. accomplice
2. gesture
3. flaw
4. imply
5. benefactor

Part two: Answer the following questions with complete sentence answers.

1.  Who is the young lawyer in the judge’s court?

2.  Who hired Otis Amber?

3.  What is a “coronary thrombosis” in layman’s terms?

4.  What made Turtle sure that Sam Westing was Sandy the doorman?

5.  Why did Turtle say “Mr. Amber, it seems that we are not all who we say we are”?

The Westing Game

Chapter 26

Complete the chart and question below.

Information Turtle extracted from Denton Deere / Importance

We learn that Windy Windloppel took three names. From what you have read so far, try to guess the identity of the fourth.

______

Hour ______Name ______

Date ______

The Westing Game

Chapters 27-28

Part one: Define the vocabulary words below using context clues or a dictionary.

Vocabulary Word / Definition
1. coroner
2. bequeath
3. discontented
4. extravaganza
5. taut

Part two: Answer the following questions with complete sentence answers.

1.  Why was Crow declared innocent?

2.  According to Westing’s “last” document, what was to happen to Sunset Towers?

3.  How did Turtle figure out the fourth identity of Windy Windkloppel?

4.  Explain how the judge finally repaid the favor that Westing had done for her.

5.  How had life changed for the Wexlers now that the game was over?

The Westing Game

Chapters 27-28

Place the following story events in the correct position on the plot diagram below.

Judge Ford has a party

The partners get checks for $10,000

Turtle teaches Alice to play chess

Turtle sees a “corpse” in the Westing House

Angela is hospitalized

Sandy, the doorman, is declared dead

A blizzard keeps everyone in Sunset Towers snowbound

Angela marries Dr. Deere

Judge Ford hires a private detective

Hour ______Name ______

Date ______

The Westing Game

Chapters 29-30

Part one: Define the vocabulary words below using context clues or a dictionary.

Vocabulary Word / Definition
1. appetizer
2. counsel
3. fragile
4. neurologist
5. radiant

Part two: Answer the following questions with complete sentence answers.

1.  Why was Mr. Hoo no longer angry?

2.  What happened to Denton Deere?

3.  Why did Turtle lie about Otis Amber?

4.  What does Eastman know about Angela that surprises Turtle?

5.  What is Jake Wexler’s new position?

The Westing Game

Chapters 29-30

Create a board game based on The Westing Game. Use the space below to create a plan for your game

Object of your game:

Rules/Steps:

Board Design Plan (sketch it out):

Supplies needed to create and play this game: