Some Solutions: Chapter 17
1. What indication is there that the heirs were jittery?
They keep calling the bomb squad to check things.
2. After reexamining their clues, who does Grace and Mr. Hoo think is involved in the
mystery?
The lawyer, Ed Plum, just because he was a lawyer.
3. What does Theo discover when he analyzes his clues?
The formula for an explosive and the name of a suspect.
4. Why does Theo think that he must be dreaming?
Crow pulls him into her room and he prays with her.
5. Why does Theo think Otis is the murderer?
When he puts his clues together, the leftover letters spell Otis.
6. Why does Judge Ford decide to move her investigation away from the Westings and
onto the heirs?
She can't get private information released about the Westings.
The Trackers: Chapter 18
1. Why does Turtle think that it would be a good idea to call Flora Baumbach by another
name?
Because everyone thinks she is saying bomb when she calls her.
2. Who was Rosalie?
She was Flora Baumbach's daughter.
3. What assignment does Theo give to Doug Hoo?
To follow Otis Amber.
4. What does the letter say that Otis Amber delivered to Doug?
It said to be at the house on Saturday.
5. How does Chris feel at the prospect of being taken hostage by Doctor Deere?
He is thrilled with the attention.
6. Why does Dr. Deere take Chris to the hospital?
To get a new treatment for his ailment that doesn't involve surgery.
Odd Relatives: Chapter 19
1. How did Turtle defend the use of the radio in school?
She said it helped her toothache.
2. To whom is Crow referring when she uses the term "foot butcher"?
Dr. Wexler.
3. Who does Otis Amber accuse of being responsible for the bombings?
Mr. Hoo.
4. According to the judge, what is Westing's first mistake?
He invited Sydelle Pulaski instead of Sybill Pulaski.
5. How does Chris presume the blank envelope ended up in his bathrobe?
He thinks Theo put it there to give to Angela.
6. What unusual fact does Judge Ford find out about Mrs. Wexler?
She is related to the cleaning worman.
Confessions: Chapter 20
1. Why was Theo in the hospital?
He was hurt in a chemistry experiment explosion.
2. Why didn't Doug's feet hurt when he was trailing Otis Amber?
He had the paper insoles.
3. Who did Judge Ford think the heirs needed to protect?
Sam Westing's ex-wife.
4. Why did George Theodorakis falter while telling the story of Violet Westing?
He had been in love with her.
5. Who does Judge Ford believe must be protected and why?
Berthe Crow because she believes Crow is Westing's ex-wife.
6. What happened to the Westing Paper Products stock in Chapter 20?
It was the highest ever.
Vocabulary Words
1.bullish
2. bearish
5. eluding
6. propellants
9. Covet(covetousness)
13. miscalculation 14. Shard
3. photostats
7. placard
10. glutton
1. increase in the stock market
2. decrease in the stock market
3. copy ( photos) taken by a camera
4. insoles for shoes
5. can’t think of something
6. a fuel which makes something go faster
7. a sign
8. an illness
9. to want something really bad ( extreme greed)
10. someone who overindulges to the point of waste
11. to be tricked or handled by someone
12. lawful, the real thing
13. to figure something out incorrectly
14. a sharp piece
4. innersoles (insole)
8. malady
11. manipulated
12. legitimate