What is an example of foreshadowing in Chapter 2 of The Westing Game?
[Mrs. Wexler] did not want anything blowing up during Angela’s party. But the Wexler apartment was exactly where the bomber planned to set the next bomb. Note how this foreshadows the event when Turtle opens the package and Angela directs it towards her as a firework comes out and it cuts her cheek.
What is the genre of The Westing Game?
NovelChildren’s literatureMysteryYoung adult fiction
What is the main problem of the Westing Game?
What is the problem and solution in “The Westing Game”? The problem was that the heirs were all trying to investigate and find out who killed Sam Westing. The solution was in the end when Turtle realizes that Sam Westing isn’t dead, but is actually the doorman, and she wins the game.
Who is the killer and who wins it all in The Westing Game?
Sam Westing is not actually dead, so it turns out that no one actually killed him. Rather, he disguises himself as Sandy McSouthers throughout the game. Sam Westing fakes his death to bring all the heirs close together and realize their potential.
Why would Turtle Wexler kill Sam Westing?
Expert Answers He decided to create a murder mystery puzzle to get all of his heirs together. The objective seems to be to allow him to spend time with his extended family. Turtle is the only one who really realizes what is going on, but Westing is happy about that.
Does Sandy McSouthers die?
After renting out all of the apartments, he took the form of Sandy McSouthers (see above) the friendly doorman of Sunset Towers. He dies at age 85.
How did turtle figure out what his fourth identity was?
Turtle realizes Westing was four people (three of them were Westing, Barney Northrup, and Sandy…) and she knows who the fourth one is. Eastman is the Westing Paper Products chairman. She addresses him as Sandy and says she won: she found the fourth.
How did Mr Hoo get sydelle’s notebook?
How did Mr. Hoo get Sydelle’s notebook? His son, dough stole it for him.
What was Sam Westing’s fourth disguise?
Sam Westing was disguised as Sandy McSouthers, until he “died” on the day that the final part of Sam Westing’s will was revealed. It was wintertime, not actually the Fourth of July, but the Westing house was blown up by fireworks so that it looked like the Fourth.
What purple waves mean?
(redirected from Purple Wave) A product sold as powdered bath salts on the internet, in so-called ‘head shops’ and market stalls, often with a label ‘not for human consumption’.
Who said purple waves in the Westing Game?
Sydelle Pulaski
What does purple waves have to do with The Westing Game?
What does “purple waves” mean? It means nothing.
What does Theo do when he enters the game room?
Upon entering the game room, Theo Theodorakis’s attention is drawn to a finely carved chess set laid out on a table. Noticing that someone has moved a white pawn, he idly makes a defensive move with a black knight.
Why was Dr Deere confused about Angela’s position?
Deere isn’t Angela’s partner, because she thinks Angela needs someone to take care of her. Much like Chris, people think of Angela as someone who needs to be cared for and as someone who’s not able to do things based on her physical appearance.
Why is Grace Wexler being especially nice to Turtle?
Terms in this set (21) Why is Turtle’s mom being so nice to her before the party? She wants her to share the clues she was given.