Name:______________________
The Westing Game
Chapter
Although the sun sets in the west, Sunset
towers faces east. And the building has no
towers.
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What was so unusual about
Place a check mark to indicate the correct form of irony portrayed in this example.
sunset towers?
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Verbal
situational
dramatic
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Whoever, whatever else he was, Barney Northrup was a good salesman.
In one day he had rented all of Sunset Towers to the people whose names
were already printed on the mailboxes in an alcove off the lobby:
Office – Dr. Wexler
Lobby- Theodorakis Coffee Shop
2C- F. Baumbach
2D- Theodorakis
3C- S. Pulaski
3D- Wexler
4C- Hoo
4D- J.J. Ford
5- Shin Hoo’s Restaurant
Who were these people, these specially selected tenants? They were
mothers and fathers and children. A dressmaker, a secretary, a doctor, a
judge. And, oh yes, one was a bookie, one was a burglar, one was a
bomber, and one was a mistake. Barney Northrup had rented one of the
apartments to the wrong person.
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5
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The delivery boy was sixty-two years old, and there was no such
person as Barney Northrup.
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Explain what you think the narrator means.
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What does this say about Barney Northrup?
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Highlight the textual evidence that supports your reasoning.
What does this suggest of the future of
our tenants?
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Make a prediction. What’s the connection between these 3 things?
Chapter
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2
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Chapter
Turtle decided not to go on with the horror story. Not that her mother
cared if she got killed or ended up a raving lunatic.
What type of literary technique is this?
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Explain how you know: ___________________________
They say is corpse is still up there in that big old house. They say his
body is sprawled out on a fancy oriental rug, and his flesh is rotting
off those mean bones, and maggots are creeping in his eye sockets
and crawling out his nose holes.
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No one ever notices Sydelle Pulaski,” she muttered, “but
now they will. Now they will.
What type of figurative language can be found in this excerpt?
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What is its intended effect or purpose in the story? ____________
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3
Seems it all started with a bet; somebody bet them a dollar they
couldn’t stay in that spooky house five minutes. One measly buck! The
poor kids hardly got through those French doors on this side of the
Westing house when they came tearing out like they was being
chased by a ghost. Chased by a ghost- or worse… one fella ran out
crazy-like, screaming his head off, He never stopped screaming ‘till
he hit the rocks at the bottom of the cliff…. (pg. 9)
Describe the mood on October 31 as the kids spot smoke
coming from the chimney of the old, abandoned westing
house. How does the element of the unknown enhance
the suspense?_______________________________________
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What does this suggest?
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Identify the type of figurative
language in the examples below:
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What do each of them mean?
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Pretty as a store window dummy
Dead as a squashed June bug
Gaping like statues
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Chapter
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4
There was no mention of two
suspicious peanut butter and jelly
sandwiches on the premises, or a
flashlight, or a silver cross. There was
no mention of prowlers; no mention of
anyone having seen a witch; no
mention of footprints on the lawn.
EXPLAIN what LITERARY TECHNIQUE
is being used to create an effect. What is
it called?
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What is the first thing
that happens that
changes the lives of
the residents of sunset
towers?
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Crow was a handsome woman once, but life
had used her harshly.
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Mrs. Hoo stares at the angry lake
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Identify the type of literary
device in these examples and
explain what they mean:
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Contributions
made to
Billy's dogs
Chapter
5, 6, 7
The lawyer, Mr. Plum, reads Angela’s
occupation as “none.” What do you call
two words that are pronounced alike
but have different meanings and
spellings?
What can you conclude about this
sentence? “The forfeited money upset
her more than the murder of her uncle,
if he was her uncle.”
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The
Westing
Will
Notes
The attic of the old, haunted house was a gloomy tomb of a room.
A cluster of red sparks hissed through the swinging kitchen door and kissed the celing.
They stood gaping like statues at the smoke coming from the chimney of the Westing
house.
Yellow for Simile. Red for Metaphor. Green for personification. Blue for Oxymoron.
Figurative language is any language that goes beyond the literal meaning of the word in order to provide fresh
insights, color, and life to our everyday language. Underline the figure of speech in each box AND then identify
which one it is by coloring in the circle.
Turtle smiled at the nastiness of it all.
The polieceman and the fire inspector agreed that fortunately the fire caused by the
explosion was not a good fire.
Turtle smiled at the nastiness of it all.
During the blizzard, Madame Hoo stood before the window, staring at the froth on the
angry lake.
The flame of the candle danced with delight.
The kitten was as soft as velvet.
Otis Amber said that Sam Westing was a madman and was crazy as a bedbug.
Some people thought that Otis Amber was a wise fool.
Looking around the room, Turtle observed a sea of blank faces.
Years of Training has given Doug Hoo leg muscles of steel.
In her beautiful wedding gown, Angela looked like a store-window dummy.
Grace Windsor Wexler
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Jake Wexler
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Angela Wexler
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Turtle Wexler
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Denton Deere
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Madame Sun Lin Hoo
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James Shin Hoo
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Doug Hoo
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Theo Theodorakis
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Sydelle Pulaski
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Christos “Chris” Theodorakis
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Flora Baumbach
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Alexander “Sandy” McSouthers
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Berthe Erica Crow
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Judge J.J Ford
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Otis Amber
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… Don’t Forget about Us
Barney Northrup
E.J. Plum
Sam Westing
Dr. Sikes
Julian R. Eastman
Mr. and Mrs. Theodorakis