The Westing Game Question Answer The Westing Game What direction does Sunset Towers face? East and has no towers, but it has 5 empty floors The Westing Game Which Great Lake does Sunset Towers face? Lake Michigan The Westing Game On what day did a boy deliver letters signed by Barney Northrup? Fourth of July The Westing Game How old was the delivery boy? 62 The Westing Game How many letters were delivered? 6 The Westing Game Who led the tours of the building? Barney Northrup The Westing Game Who had the first appointment of the day? The Wexler’s The Westing Game Who are Jake and Grace? The Wexler’s The Westing Game What kind of view did Sydelle Pulaski want? A lake view The Westing Game In one day he had rented all of the What was the proof that Barney Northrup apartments in the Sunset Towers. was a good salesman? The Westing Game mothers, fathers and children. A Who were the people who lived in Sunset dressmaker, a secretary, an inventor, a Towers? doctor, a judge. One was a bookie, one was a burglar and one was a bomber. One was a mistake The Westing Game What happened on September 1? Everyone moved in The Westing Game What did the sign say that was on a wire fence on the north side of the building? No Trespassing--Property of the Westing Estate The Westing Game Question Answer The Westing Game What day did Shin Hoo’s Restaurant open? September 2 The Westing Game How many people came to the grand opening? 3 The Westing Game How did the coffee shop that was on the paring lot keep busy? People in the building ordering breakfast, lunch and dinner “up” and the workers from nearby Westingtown. The Westing Game Who was Sandy McSouthers? the doorman and Sam Westing The Westing Game Who was Otis Amber? The 62-year old delivery boy and the private investigator The Westing Game How does Turtle Wexler wear her hair? In a braid that flies behind her The Westing Game What happens to someone who touches Turtle’s braid? She will kick them in the shins The Westing Game What does Turtle plan to do for a $2 a minute? Stay in the Wexler house where there is suppose to be a dead body The Westing Game Who was Chris Theodorakis? Theo’s brother who lives in 2D The Westing Game Who was the limper? Dr. Sydney Sikes The Westing Game Who lives in 3D? The Wexlers The Westing Game Who is Flora Baumbach? The dressmaker who daughter is Rosalie and is retarded The Westing Game Who is Angela Wexler? Turtle’s older sister The Westing Game Who is Angela Wexler marrying? Dr. Deere What type of a costume is Turtle going to A witch costume wear? The Westing Game Question Answer The Westing Game What type of a doctor is Dr. Wexler? A podiatrist The Westing Game Who is Crow? The cleaning woman and Sam Westing’s ex-wife The Westing Game Mr. Westing’s corpse is rotting on the What does everything think is going on at oriental rug the Westing House? The Westing Game What floor is Mr. Hoo’s restaurant on? the Fifth Floor The Westing Game Who is J. J. Ford? The judge The Westing Game Why is J. J. Ford important? She is the first black woman to be elected to a judgeship in the state The Westing Game What does J. J. Ford think she will do if Sam Wexler is alive? She could sell the car, take out a bank loan and pay him back in cash. He paid for her education. The Westing Game What was wrong with Chris Theodorakis? He was a cripple in an wheelchair The Westing Game What did Sydelle Pulaski look like? She had wide hips and she limped The Westing Game Why did Sydelle Pulaski move to the Sunset Towers? So she could meet important people The Westing Game What does Sydelle Pulaski unpack from her bag? 6 cans of paint, paint thinner, brushes and four crutches The Westing Game Buy a subscription to the Wall Street Turtle thinks she can stay in the house all Journal night. What is she going to do with the money she earns? The Westing Game Who does Turtle go to the house with? Doug Hoo The Westing Game What had Turtle seen in the house? The corpse in a bed on the second floor. She had heard some one say Purple or maybe Turtle The Westing Game Question Answer The Westing Game How much money did Turtle earn? $2 times 12 minutes = $24 The Westing Game What did the headline in the morning newspaper say the morning after Turtle found Mr. Wexler? Sam Westing Found Dead The Westing Game How much was his estate worth? Two million dollars The Westing Game To what did Mr. Wexler contribute for his success? Clean living, hard work and fair play The Westing Game She drowned on the eve of her wedding What happened to Mr. Wexler’s daughter Violet? The Westing Game Why was Mr. Wexler sued? over the rights to disposable diapers The Westing Game Who was with him in the car on their way to court when they had an accident? Dr. Sidney Sikes The Westing Game For where was it rumored that Mr Westing controlled the Westing Paper Products Corporation? an island in the South Seas The Westing Game What did the writing If I am found dead in bed say on the envelop Turtle saw beside Mr. Wexler’s bed? The Westing Game What four people knew she had been in the Westing house? Doug Hoo, Theo Theodorakis, Otis Amber, and Sandy. They owed her $24 The Westing Game What did the 16 letters say that Otis Amber delivered? They were named as beneficiaries to the will of Sam Westing and they had to meet in the south library of the Westing house the next day at 4 p.m. The Westing Game What did Christos Theodorakis say was his occupation? birdwatcher What was Otis Amber’s occupation? deliverer The Westing Game Question Answer The Westing Game Why couldn’t Jake Wexler be related to Sam Westing? because he was Jewish The Westing Game How was Sam Wexler dressed as he lay in the casket in the corner of the room of the library where everyone was to meet? like Uncle Sam The Westing Game Who was E. J. Plum? The lawyer who meets with the 16 people The Westing Game What does J. J. stand for in J. J. Ford’s name? Josie-Jo The Westing Game Sydelle Pulaski comes into the library last with painted crutches and making thumping sounds. What color and pattern is on her dress? purple waves The Westing Game E. J. Plum’s full name is what? Edgar Jennings Plum The Westing Game What state is Westing County in? Wisconsin The Westing Game Why did Sam Westing return home? To see his heir? The Westing Game How are the people in the library related to Sam Wexler? It is said they are his 16 nieces and nephews The Westing Game What else does Sam Wexler declare in his will? That he was murdered The Westing Game Why can’t an autopsy be performed? It is said Sam Wexler is already embalmed The Westing Game Question Answer The Westing Game What are the rules of the Westing Game? • 8 pair of people, • each pair will receive $10,000 and one set of clues. • If any player drops out the partner must leave the game and the pair must return the money. • Players receive two days notice of the next meeting; • Object of the game is to win The Westing Game Who are the pairs • Madame Sun Lin Hoo and Jake Wexler • Turtle, the witch and Flora, the dressmaker • Chris the birdwatcher and Dr. Deere the intern • Alexander McSouthers, doorman and J. J. Ford • Grace Wexler and Grace Shin Hoo • Berthe Erica Crow, Good Salvation Soup Kitchen and Otis Amber, deliverer • Theo Theodorakis, brother and Doug Hoo, first in all-state high-school mile run • Sydelle Pulaski, secretary to the president and Angela Walker none The Westing Game What must happen for the check to be cashed? It must be signed by both partners The Westing Game Since each pair had a different set of clues, what are Sydelle Pulaski and Anglea Wexler going to do? Listen to see if they can figure out what clues the others have The Westing Game How did Turtle get rid of her clues? She chewed and swallowed them The Westing Game When will the the will be filed with the court? At the end of the year so no one can see what it says The Westing Game There is a snow storm the next day and the Weston house loses electricity. Who peddles candles? Turtle The Westing Game How are the candles special? They tell time. Each stripe burns exactly one half hour. Twelve stripes, six hours The Westing Game Question Answer The Westing Game How much do the candles cost? $5 The Westing Game Who took notes of the meeting in the library? Sydelle Pulaski The Westing Game What are the clues Chris has? For Plain Grain Shed The Westing Game Turtle because it says “Take Stock in Who thinks the clues tells how the money America” is to be spent? The Westing Game What are Turtle’s clues? SEA MOUNTAIN AM O The Westing Game What are Turtle and her partner going to do with the $10,000? Put it in the stock market The Westing Game Where does Turtle think all clues come from? Shakespeare or the Bible The Westing Game What are the clues Grace and Mr. Hoo have? Fruited Purple Waves for Sea The Westing Game What are the clues Doug Hoo and Theo have? HIS N ON TO THEE FOR The Westing Game SKIES AM SHINING BROTHER What are the clues that J. J. Ford and the doorman have? The Westing Game Who does Judge J. J. Ford call to find out about the heirs? The newspaper The Westing Game What clue does Sydelle and Angela have? GOOD GRAE FROM HOOD SPACIOUS The Westing Game What clues do Angela and Sydelle discover from other participants? GOOD HOOD FROM SPACIOUS GRACE KING QUEEN PURPLE WAVES ON (NO) GRAINS MOUNTAIN (EMPTY) The Westing Game Question Answer The Westing Game When Sydelle and Angela get back to Sydelle apartment, what had someone stolen? The shorthand notebook with the notes from the reading of the will The Westing Game Who brought the law suit against Mr. Weston claiming he had stolen the idea for a disposable diaper? James Hoo The Westing Game How many bedrooms does J. J. Ford’s apartment have? 1 The Westing Game Who is the inventor? James Hoo The Westing Game What does Turtle say her real name is? Alice The Westing Game How much of a reward to Judge Ford offer for her father’s watch that he received for working 30 years on the railroad? $25 The Westing Game Her apartment 4D Judge Ford’s name is the same as what? The Westing Game What language did Sydelle write her shorthand notes in? Polish The Westing Game What is Turtle’s real name? Tabitha-Ruth The Westing Game What machine does Sydelle Pulaski use to transcribe her shorthand to Polish and then to English? A typewriter The Westing Game What does Angela think is Turtle’s crutch? Her braid The Westing Game Who was Violet Westing’s escort 20 years ago at a Westingtown party? George Theodorakis The Westing Game Question Answer The Westing Game Who know that the following have Westing connections: James Hoo, the inventor, George Theodorakis, Sandy McSouthers, the doorman who had been fired from the Westing Paper Mill? Judge Ford The Westing Game How did the bomb explode in the restaurant? The bomber used one of Turtle’s candles and lit it so that it would burn down to the fuse at 6:30 and the tomato cans would explode. The Westing Game Who is going to be the hostess in Mr. Hoo’s restaurant? Grace Wexler The Westing Game Angela went to college for one year. What did she want to be? A doctor The Westing Game What did Theo want to be? A writer The Westing Game Mrs. Baumbach has always made wedding gowns. What young girl did she make a wedding gown for? Violet Westing The Westing Game Who is the bookie? Dr. Wexler The Westing Game Who comes in right before the bomb goes off to announce the roads are clear? Otis Amber The Westing Game Who is hurt in the bomb blast? Sydelle Pulaski The Westing Game Why was Sandy (Alexander) McSouthers,the doorman, fired from Westing paper mill? for trying to form a union The Westing Game Who is going to figure out who Mr. Westing was “out to get” from his grave? Judge Ford and Sandy McSouthers The Westing Game Question Answer The Westing Game What quotation did the librarian find for Theo? May God thy gold refine The Westing Game Why doesn’t Angela want to wear her wedding ring? She says it gives her a rash The Westing Game What did Angela find in the bottom of Sydell’s bag? A letter that says “Forgive me my daughter. God bless you, my child. Delight in your love and the devil take doctor dear. Hast thou found me, O mine enemy? The time draws near. The Westing Game What does Judge Ford remember about Mrs. Westing? She had thin lips, copper colored hair and no mole. The Westing Game What does Sandy remember about Mrs. Westing? Blond with full lips and a mole in the corner of her mouth The Westing Game Who does Violet Westing look like? Angela Wexler The Westing Game Who was Violet Westing supposed to marry? A senator and it turned out to be a state senator who is now serving 5 years in jail The Westing Game What terrible drama does Sandy think Westing might be trying to replay? Angela Wexler looks like his daughter and Theo looks like his father, who was in love with Violet Westing. The Westing Game Where did the second bomb explode? In the Wexler apartment during Angela’s shower. Angela was hurt, burned hands and a cut on her face. The Westing Game What are the two trading terms Mrs. Baumbach learned when she and Turtle were watching their stocks on the stock market? bullish and bearish The Westing Game Who is Jake Wexler’s partner? Madame Hoo The Westing Game Who is Sara Westing? Sam Westing’s wife The Westing Game Question Answer The Westing Game How old is James Hoo? 50 The Westing Game How old is Doug Hoo 18 The Westing Game How old is Madame Hoo (Sun Lin Hoo) 28 The Westing Game How much money did James Hoo get when he sued Westing paper mill? $25,000 and he thinks he was cheated. The Westing Game What is the chemical solution Theo comes up with along with the name? NH4N03 Otis The Westing Game Crow Who did Theo pray with and what did she Go to his angel and take her away say he should do when they were finished? The Westing Game What paper did Turtle read? The Wall Street Journal The Westing Game What stock is Mrs. Baumbach going to buy on Turtle’s orders? WPP (Westing Paper Products) The Westing Game What is Turtle going to call Mrs. Baumbach now because Baumbach sounds too much like Bomb? BaBa The Westing Game What was Mrs. Baumbach’s daughter’s name? Rosalie The Westing Game How old is Mrs. Baumbach? 60 The Westing Game How old was Mrs. Baumbach’sdaughter when she died of pneumonia. 19 The Westing Game Theo figured out his clue. What is it? Ammonium nitrate--an ingredient used in fertilizer, explosives and rocket propellants. The Westing Game Question Answer The Westing Game What does Theo tell Doug to do after figuring out the formula? follow Otis Amber The Westing Game What is happening to the WPP stock after Mrs. Baumbach buys it? It starts to go up The Westing Game After following Otis all over, what does Otis give Doug Hoo? A notice that all heir must meet at the Westing house Saturday night. The Westing Game How old is Otis Amber? 62 The Westing Game What is Otis Amber’s connection to Westing? He delivers letters from E. J. Plum to the heirs The Westing Game How old is Denton Deere? 25, graduated from UW Medical School, first year intern, plastic surgery. The Westing Game What is Dr. Denton’s connection to Westing? He is engaged to Angela Wexler who looks like Sam Westing’s daughter, Violet, who was also engaged The Westing Game How old is Sydelle Pulaski? 50 The Westing Game Who is Sydelle secretary to? the president of Schultz Sausages The Westing Game Why does Sydelle not fit in to the group of heirs? she is faking a muscular ailment The Westing Game Who visited Angela in her hospital room? Turtle and E. J. Plum The Westing Game Rosalie, Mrs. Baumbach’s daughter, loved to sit in her mother’s shop and finger fabric samples. How many samples did she have in her collection when she died at age 19 of pneumonia? 573 The Westing Game Where does Dr. Denton take his partner Chris and why? Dr. Denton takes Chris to the hospital to see a neurologist who might be able to give him medicine to make him better. The Westing Game Question Answer The Westing Game How old is Crow? 57 The Westing Game What did Crow find that caused her to not have alcoholism anymore? religion The Westing Game What was Crow’s ex-husband's name? Willie Windkloppel The Westing Game Why did Crow change her mind about James Hoo? He gave her paper inner soles The Westing Game How old is Jake Wexler? 45 The Westing Game How old is Grace Wexler? 42 The Westing Game What was Grace Wexler’s maiden name? Windkloppel The Westing Game How old is Angela? 20 The Westing Game How old is Turtle? 13 The Westing Game Wexler connection to Westing? Both Grace and Angela look like Violet Westing The Westing Game Who is a bookie? Jakie Wexler The Westing Game Who drinks from a flask? Sandy McSouthers The Westing Game At what price does Turtle sell WPP? $52 a share The Westing Game Why as Theo in the hospital? Because he experimented with using the ammonium nitrate to make a bomb and it blew up. The Westing Game How were Violet Westing and George Theodorakis connected? They were childhood sweethearts The Westing Game Question Answer The Westing Game Who arranged Violet’s marriage to the politician? Violet’s mother The Westing Game How old is Theo? 17 The Westing Game How old is Chris Theodorakis? 15 The Westing Game How did Violet Westing die? She killed herself The Westing Game Is George Theodorakis a heir? no The Westing Game Who owns the coffee shop? George Theodorakis The Westing Game Which heir did Sam Weston want punished? The heir that hurt him the most which was the person who caused his daughter’s death The Westing Game Mrs. Westing Who forced Violet to marry the politician? The Westing Game Who do Judge J. J. Ford and Sandy McSouthers think must be one of the heirs? The former wife of Sam Westing, Mrs. Westing The Westing Game What does Theo find when he is spying on Otis Amber? He finds Crow and Otis feeding the poor in the Good Salvation Soup Kitchen The Westing Game Sandy McSouthers (full name is Alexander McSouthers) is how old? 65 The Westing Game Where was Sandy McSouthers born? Edinburgh, Scotland The Westing Game How old is Josie-Jo Ford? 42 The Westing Game Where did J. J. Ford go to school? Columbia and Harvard The Westing Game Question Answer The Westing Game What was J. J. Ford’s connection to the Westing? Her mother was a servant in the Westing house and her father was the gardner on his days off from his railroad job. The Westing Game What connection did she have to Sam Westing? She played chess with him. The Westing Game Who paid for J. J. Ford’s education? Sam Westing; debt never repaid The Westing Game Who was Turtle hurt when the bomb went off on the ground floor when the elevator door opened? 5 inches of her braid was singed off The Westing Game In whose custody is Turtle placed? Judge Ford’s custody The Westing Game Turtle sells her super color candle to Sandy for his wife’s birthday for how much? $5 The Westing Game Crow because she is tall and thin and Who does Judge Ford think Mrs. Westing about 60 is now? The Westing Game What did Judge Ford conclude about Sam Westing? When he was in the car accident 15 years ago, he had severe facial injuries. His face was remade by plastic surgery. The Westing Game Who was in the casket in the library the first time the heirs met? A wax dummy of Sam Weston The Westing Game Who stopped by Turtle’s parent’s apartment to say that they had to pay for all the damages the bomb had done? Barney Northrup The Westing Game Who does J. J. Ford think Sam Westing is? Barney Northrup The Westing Game Who does Sandy McSuthers think Sam Westing is? Otis Amber The Westing Game Question Answer The Westing Game Turtle was not the real bomber. Who was? Angela The Westing Game What did J. J. Ford where to the second meeting at the Westing House? A turban and a flowing robe The Westing Game What was in the envelopes in front of every partner at the 2nd meeting? checks The Westing Game What will happen at the 2nd meeting at the Westing house? One by one the pairs will call out to give one answer. They will be recorded by the lawyer, Mr. Plum The Westing Game What is table 1’s answer? boom The Westing Game What is table 2’s answer? $11,587.50 The Westing Game What is Table 3’s answer? Mr. Westing is a good man (because he gave everyone a good partner to make friends.) The Westing Game What is Table 4’s answer? They have no answer because Dr. Deere shakes his head letting Judge Ford know that Otis Amber did not have plastic surgery on his face. The Westing Game What is Table 5’s answer? mother The Westing Game What is Table 7’s answer? No answer The Westing Game What is Table 8’s answer? Otis Amber The Westing Game Who sang the song, “America the Beautiful” Sydelle Pulaski and Angela Wexler The Westing Game Where does Ed Plum tell all the heirs they must go after they give their answers? Go directly to the library and do not pass go The Westing Game Question Answer The Westing Game What answer does Ed Plum pull out of the locked desk drawer? Wrong all of the answers are wrong and no one has a partner any more. They are all on their own. The Westing Game What does the clue remind them? It is not what you have the counts, it is what you don’t have. The Westing Game When the clues are arranged in order, what are the missing words? Bertha Erica Crow The Westing Game Who dies next? Sandy McSouthers The Westing Game Who is the Dr. that pronounces him dead? Dr. Sidney Sikes, Sam Westing’s friend The Westing Game They all think the murderer is Bertha Erica Crow. Who does she give her inheritance to? Half to Otis Amber an half to Angela The Westing Game She acts like her Uncle Sam J. J. Ford thinks that Turtle not only looks like her uncle Sam, but she also does something else like him. What is it? The Westing Game Who holds her own trial of the heirs to find out who killed Sandy? Turtle The Westing Game A private investigator who worked for Sam Otis Amber is not a delivery man? Who is Westing, Barney Northrop and J. J. Ford he really? The Westing Game Who hired Otis Amber 20 years ago to find Crow? Sam Westing. He worked for him for 20 years and received his last check the week before. The Westing Game Why did Barney Northrop hire Otis Amber? to investigate six people: J. J. Ford; George Theodorakis, James Hoo, Gracie Windkloppel, Flora Baubach and Sybil Pulaski (whom he mistook for Sydelle Pulaski) The Westing Game Who was the Queen of the game? Crow Go to his angel and take her away The Westing Game Question Answer The Westing Game Who was the limping man Chris saw entering the Westing house on Halloween? Dr. Sidney Sikes The Westing Game Who was the thief that stole all the items including the Judge’s father’s railroad watch? Madame Hoo, so she could go back to China The Westing Game What did Dr. Deere say Sandy died of? a heart attack, not poisoning The Westing Game When did Sandy, Sam Weston, write the last part of his will? After the answers were read. He locked the last part in his desk. The Westing Game When did they say Sandy died? When his medicine ran out. The Westing Game What was the fourth name Sam Westing took? The fourth identity of Sam Westing--West, North, South, East--Julian R. Eastman The Westing Game What did Sandy use the candle for? To set off fireworks that burned the Westing house down The Westing Game Who got married at the end? Crow and Otis Amber The Westing Game What did the heirs inherit? They all got a piece of the Sunset Towers; Crow got $30,000. The checks that were forfeited by the partners. The Westing Game J. J. Ford sold her part of the Sunset Towers to put who through college? Chris The Westing Game What did James Hoo do with his money? He sold his paper shoe inserts, Little FootEze, with Madame Hoo? The Westing Game What did Sydelle Pulaksi do? She went beac to Schultz Sausages. The Westing Game What did Jake Wexler do? He was appointed consultant to to the governor’s panel for a state lottery. The Westing Game Who ran Hoo’s on First? Grace Wexler The Westing Game Question Answer The Westing Game What did Angela do? Go to college to become a Dr. The Westing Game How often to Turtle see Mr. Eastman? Every Saturday in the library The Westing Game Where did Crow and Otis live? In an apartment above the Good Salvation Soup kitchen The Westing Game What did Theo do for a job? He was a journalist The Westing Game What happened to Doug Hoo in the sports world? He won an Olympic gold medal in the 1500 meter run The Westing Game What government jobs did Jake Wexler? Chairman of the state gambling Commission and then the State Crime Commissioner The Westing Game Who is Sydelle Pulaksi engaged to? Conrad Schultz, chairman of Schultz Sausages The Westing Game What did Judge Ford do in terms of a job? She was a judge on the United States Court of Appeals and then she was appointed to the US Supreme Court The Westing Game Who is T. R. Wexler? Turtle. She becomes a lawyer for the Westing Paper Products Corporation and a millionaire The Westing Game What type of a doctor does Angela become? An orthopedic surgeon. The Westing Game Who does Angela marry? Dr. Deere The Westing Game Who does Turtle marry? Theo who is an author The Westing Game On what day does Sandy, Sam Westing or Julian R Eastman die? 4th of July The Westing Game Did Turtle ever tell her secret? no