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Average Kids Trivia: The Westing Game | 15 Questions

This is a quiz on the Newbery Medal winning book, "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin.

A multiple-choice quiz by augUStA123. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
augUStA123

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
91,087

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
11 / 15

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818

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Question 1 of 15

1. How many of Sam W. Westing's heirs live in Sunset Towers? Hint

nine

eleven

twelve

thirteen

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Question 2 of 15

2. How much money would the pair who figured out who killed Sam W. Westing get? Hint

$200 thousand

$20 million

$200 million

$20 thousand

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Question 3 of 15

3. What direction does Sunset Towers face? Hint

west

north

south

east

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Question 4 of 15

4. What were Grace Wexler and James Hoo's clues? Hint

Skies/Am/Shining/Brother

Fruited/Purple/Waves/For/Sea

His/N/On/To/Thee/For

Good/Grace/From/Hood/Spacious

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Question 5 of 15

5. Who, out of all the tenants of Sunset Towers, was the "mistake"? Hint

Otis Amber

Turtle Wexler

Berthe Erica Crow

Sydelle Pulaski

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Question 6 of 15

6. Who was paired up with Dr. Denton Deere? Hint

Doug Hoo

James Hoo

Chris Theodorakis

Angela Wexler

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Question 7 of 15

7. What did Flora Baumbach and Turtle Wexler do with their clues? Hint

asked the other heirs for their help

translated the clues into algebraic expressions

brought stocks using the clues as stock symbols

translated the clues into Polish words

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Question 8 of 15

8. What does Turtle call Flora Baumbach? Hint

Baba

Baumbailey

Florie

Flor

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Question 9 of 15

9. Who does Angela Wexler look like? Hint

Turtle

Sydelle Pulaski

Grace Wexler

Violet Westing

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Question 10 of 15

10. Who was the "robber"? Hint

Madame Sun Lin Hoo

Doug Hoo

Jake Wexler

Flora Baumbach

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Question 11 of 15

11. Who out of all the heirs suggested that Sam W. Westing was murdered? Hint

Ed Plum

Judge J. J. Ford

Sandy McSouthers

Barney Northrup

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Question 12 of 15

12. Who was found guilty for murder in the game? Hint

Crow

James Hoo

Jake Wexler

Ed Plum

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Question 13 of 15

13. True or false: There was no actual killer.

True

False

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Question 14 of 15

14. Who was the "bomber"? Hint

Turtle

Angela

James Hoo

Sandy McSouthers

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Question 15 of 15

15. What floor does Judge Ford live on? Hint

fourth

third

fifth

second

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. How many of Sam W. Westing's heirs live in Sunset Towers?

Answer: thirteen

They are Angela, Turtle, Jake, and Grace Wexler; Madame Sun Lin, Jimmy, and Doug Hoo; Christos and Theo Theodorakis; Judge J. J. Ford; Sydelle Pulaski; Flora Baumbach; and Crow.

2. How much money would the pair who figured out who killed Sam W. Westing get?

Answer: $200 million

Sam W. Westing became a millionaire by founding the Westing Paper Products company.

3. What direction does Sunset Towers face?

Answer: east

The sun sets in the west yet the building faces the east.

4. What were Grace Wexler and James Hoo's clues?

Answer: Fruited/Purple/Waves/For/Sea

"Skies/Am/Shining/Brother" was Judge J. J. Ford and Sandy McSouthers' clues. "His/N/On/To/Thee/For" was Doug and Theo's clues. "Good/Grace/From/Hood/Spacious" was Angela and Sydelle's clues.

5. Who, out of all the tenants of Sunset Towers, was the "mistake"?

Answer: Sydelle Pulaski

Sydelle Pulaski is an middle-aged lady who fakes a disease to get attention. Berthe Erica Crow, or Crow, is the cleaning lady at Sunset Towers. Otis Amber is the 62 year old delivery boy. Turtle Wexler is a 13 year old who will kick anyone in the shin if they touch her braid.

6. Who was paired up with Dr. Denton Deere?

Answer: Chris Theodorakis

Turtle was paired with Flora Baumbach, Angela with Sydelle Pulaski, Doug with Theo Theodorakis.

7. What did Flora Baumbach and Turtle Wexler do with their clues?

Answer: brought stocks using the clues as stock symbols

They brought stocks of "SEA", "MT", "AMO", and "WPP" (Westing Paper Products).

8. What does Turtle call Flora Baumbach?

Answer: Baba

Turtle calls Flora "Baba" after bombs went off in the Sunset Towers because people think she is saying "bomb" when she calls for Flora "Baumbach".

9. Who does Angela Wexler look like?

Answer: Violet Westing

Flora Baumbach remembers making Violet Westing's wedding dress and as she is making Angela's, she recalls their similarities. Violet Westing was Sam W. Westing's daughter and committed suicide when she was engaged to a rotten bribe-taking senator.

10. Who was the "robber"?

Answer: Madame Sun Lin Hoo

She stole items from the tenants so she could pay for a trip back to China. Nobody suspected her because she doesn't speak English.

11. Who out of all the heirs suggested that Sam W. Westing was murdered?

Answer: Sandy McSouthers

The will had never actually said Sam W. Westing was murdered.

12. Who was found guilty for murder in the game?

Answer: Crow

See question 13.

13. True or false: There was no actual killer.

Answer: True

No one was killed. Sam W. Westing had planned the game so his heirs would find his ex-wife, Crow, guilty, because he believed Crow was responible for their daughter's suicide.

14. Who was the "bomber"?

Answer: Angela

Angela is her mother's favorite, so Turtle pretended that she was the bomber to prevent her mother going into shock over her oldest "perfect" daughter going bad.

15. What floor does Judge Ford live on?

Answer: fourth

She live in apartment 4D which Chris and Doctor Deenton found interesting because her last name is "For-d".

Source: Author augUStA123

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