Reading Check and Short Answer questions on key points are designed for guided reading assignments, in-class review, formative assessment, quizzes, and more.

Chapters 1-5

Reading Check

1. Where are the tenants trying to rent an apartment?

2. Where does Turtle go on Halloween night?

3. What does the paper reveal the morning after the Halloween party?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. What are the rumors surrounding the Westing house? Why are people intrigued by it?

2. What is Turtle’s personality like? What evidence supports your description of her?

3. How is Sam Westing dressed when Turtle first sees him and what is distressing to Turtle about his attire?

Chapters 6-10

Reading Check

1. How are each of the 16 heirs related to Sam Westing?

2. What is the cause of Sam Westing’s death according to his will?

3. What event prevents the residents of Sunset Tower from going outdoors?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. Why did Sam Westing gather his heirs? What is the end goal of the teams he assembles?

2. Why are some of the characters suspicious of Sam Westing’s death?

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