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What happened in Chapter 1 of The Westing Game?
Chapter 1: Sunset Towers An unnamed sixty-two-year-old delivery boy distributes six letters to a select group of people. The letters invite the receivers to rent apartments in the new, luxurious Sunset Towers on Lake Michigan, which includes a doctor’s office and two restaurant spaces.
Who stole in The Westing Game?
Madame Hoo is the thief. She steals and sells things so that she can afford to return to China.
What happened in chapter 23 of The Westing Game?
Plum, Turtle, and Flora are already in the game room when Otis Amber arrives. Otis makes fun of Turtle’s short new haircut, but Flora distracts Turtle by pulling from her pocketbook a picture of her daughter, Rosalie. Turtle is touched. She compliments Rosalie’s sweet face and says she wishes she could have met her.
What items were stolen in The Westing Game?
Weeping softly, the thief shuffled back to her seat. The judge unknotted the scarf and let the flowered silk float down around the booty; her father’s railroad watch, a pearl necklace, cuff links, a pin and earrings set, a clock. (Grace Wexler’s silver cross never did turn up.)
Who set off the bomb in the elevator in The Westing Game?
No one suspects the angelic, beautiful Angela—a white, heterosexual, beautiful 19-year-old girl—of being the bomber, though it is she who has been setting off each set of fireworks with the hopes of becoming a victim of her own trap.
Who is Denton Deere?
Denton Deere is Angela’s fiancé and an intern in plastic surgery at the local hospital. He’s one of Sam Westing’s 16 potential heirs. A smarmy, pompous, and self-important man, Deere is constantly diagnosing the conditions of others and offering unsolicited (and incorrect or impractical) medical advice.
Why does Turtle lie about what happened Otis Amber?
Why did Turtle lie about Otis Amber? Turtle did not want to tell Eastman that they had passed away. What does Eastman know about Angela that surprises Turtle? Eastman knew Angela was the bomber.
What happened in chapter 24 in The Westing Game?
Everyone sits and thinks about how they could get the money if they said Crow’s name, but no one’s sure she’s really a murderer. Angela and Otis protest, but she repeats that her name is the answer. She says she’s also the winner, and she wants to divide her winnings between Angela and the soup kitchen.
Does Sam Westing still control Westing paper products?
It was rumored that Sam Westing still controlled the Westing Paper Products Corporation from a private island. The CEO of Westing Paper Products, Julian R. Eastman, said he was “surprised and saddened” about Sam Westing’s death.
What happened to Sam Westing and how did he die?
He disappeared for over 13 years after a car accident. Sam Westing was 65 years old when he was found dead in his mansion. Sam Westing’s parents were immigrants. When he saved enough money, he bought a mill and started Westing Paper Products. His estate is now worth over $200 million.
Who died in the Westing Game?
Julian R. Eastman was dead; and with him died Windy Windkloppel, Samuel W. Westing, Barney Northrup, and Sandy McSouthers. And with him died a little of Turtle. Get the entire The Westing Game LitChart as a printable PDF.
Who said the quotes in the Westing Game?
The The Westing Game quotes below are all either spoken by Julian R. Eastman or refer to Julian R. Eastman. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one: ).