The Westing Game Quiz

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Flora Baumbach, her strained eyes shielded by ______ glasses, drove Turtle to school on her way to the broker’s office

dark

They had lost $3,000 in ______ days

five

Shin Hoo’s restaurant had ______, too, but no one came

reopened

J. J. Ford presided at the ______

bench

Sandy McSouthers presided at the front ______, whistling, chatting, collecting tidbits of gossip and adding some of his own

door

The heirs go about the ordinary comings and goings of their lives, the pressure of the game weighs on all of them nonetheless. They are still all in competition with one another and determined to hurry and solve the game in time. This passage shows that while many heirs continue playing the game close to the ______, others are willing to share their theories about what is happening to all of them—and what happened to Westing. The heirs are slowly opening up to one another, building community even outside of their pairs and partnerships. This passage shows that even as the heirs grow closer together, being reminded too acutely of the game's true aims turns them against one another again. They remain suspicious of each other whenever they're reminded that.

chest

The heirs go about the ordinary comings and goings of their lives, the pressure of the game weighs on all of them nonetheless. They are still all in competition with one another and determined to hurry and solve the game in time. This passage shows that while many heirs continue playing the game close to the chest, others are willing to share their theories about what is happening to all of them—and what happened to Westing. The heirs are slowly opening up to one another, building ______ even outside of their pairs and partnerships. This passage shows that even as the heirs grow closer together, being reminded too acutely of the game's true aims turns them against one another again. They remain suspicious of each other whenever they're reminded that.

community

The heirs go about the ordinary comings and goings of their lives, the pressure of the game weighs on all of them nonetheless. They are still all in competition with one another and determined to hurry and solve the game in time. This passage shows that while many heirs continue playing the game close to the chest, others are willing to share their theories about what is happening to all of them—and what happened to Westing. The heirs are slowly opening up to one another, building community even outside of their pairs and partnerships. This passage shows that even as the heirs grow closer together, being reminded too acutely of the game's true aims turns them against one another again. They remain suspicious of each other whenever they're ______.

reminded that

The heirs go about the ordinary comings and goings of their lives, the pressure of the game weighs on all of them nonetheless. They are still all in competition with one another and determined to hurry and solve the game in time. This passage shows that while many heirs continue playing the game close to the chest, others are willing to share their theories about what is happening to all of them—and what happened to Westing. The heirs are slowly opening up to one another, ______ community even outside of their pairs and partnerships. This passage shows that even as the heirs grow closer together, being reminded too acutely of the game's true aims turns them against one another again. They remain suspicious of each other whenever they're reminded that.

building

The heirs go about the ordinary comings and goings of their lives, the pressure of the game weighs on all of them nonetheless. They are still all in competition with one another and determined to hurry and solve the game in time. This passage shows that while many heirs continue playing the game close to the chest, others are willing to share their theories about what is happening to all of them—and what happened to Westing. The heirs are slowly opening up to one another, building community even outside of their pairs and partnerships. This passage shows that even as the heirs grow closer together, being reminded too acutely of the game's true aims turns them against one another again. They remain ______ of each other whenever they're reminded that.

suspicious

Test your knowledge of "The Westing Game" with this quiz! See how well you remember the suspenseful events and quirky characters of this mysterious novel.

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