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Problem And Solution In The Westing Game
THE WESTING GAME MY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 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. After that, she always visits him and keeps him updated about everyone's life, and how everyone stays in touch with one another. Friendships was a result of this "game". What
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Summary Of The Westing Game
Author, Ellen Raskins created “The Westing Game;” a murder mystery set in Sunset Towers, Westing Town, Wisconsin, 1978. The eight pairs of heirs set out to solve who murdered Samuel W. Westing in this lively, intriguing story. Barney Northrup mails out six letters to the already chosen tenants of Sunset Towers, delivered by the 62-year old delivery boy, Otis Amber, on July fourth. All six respond, all six set up appointments and all six receivers buy an apartment. Scary stories are exchanged on
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Book Summary: The Westing Game
I have been reading “The Westing Game” and so far in the book I think Sandy killed Sam Westing, I think this because of all of the clues, Sandy is a very suspicious character. First of all, Sandy could have had a motive because in the book on page 124 it explains that he worked at Westing Paper Plant for over twenty years. Then, Sam fired Sandy, so Sandy could have been really mad because he had six children and a wife to support, he also complains about Sam firing him a lot, He could have
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The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
The Westing Game starts out with the delivery of six letters signed by Barney Northrup, to six different households on the Fourth of July. The letters offer a once in a lifetime chance to rent an apartment at the new and luxurious Sunset Towers, located on the shores of Lake Michigan. However, in the movie, Sunset Towers was located in the city. In the book, Sunset Towers was built mostly of glass and stood five stories high. Noticed in both the book and movie, Sunset Towers oddly faces east
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Sam Westing Game Analysis
the Westing Game, I believe that Sam Westing isn’t dead. Based on the clues that I have, I believe that he faked his death. Sam Westing is trying to frame someone for his murder. There is a lot of evidence supporting that Sam Westing isn't really dead. He wrote a will before he died saying that he was going to die, but is he really dead? How did he know something was going to happen before it did? Turtle said that his body looked like a wax dummy, but if it was just a fake Sam Westing wax statue
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The Westing Game By Ellen Raskin
In the book, The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin, the conclusion is what summarized the plot of the book. Knowing this, one might agree the way the ending was written was very effective. The owner of the Westing Paper Products Company, Sam Westing, was murdered. Sixteen people are called to Sunset Towers to participate in the reading of the will. Little did they know that the will was only going to unleash the monster in them all. The will of Sam Westing went on to say that one of the sixteen people
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Suspense In The Westing Game By Ellen Raskin
The Westing Game written by Ellen Raskin is a mystery. This book is about a man named Samuel W. Westing (a.k.a. Windy Windkloppel, Barney Northrup, Sandy McSouthers, and Julian R. Eastman) creating a game to find the one that had murdered him. The murderer is among the 16 chosen heirs ( Turtle Wexler, Flora Baumbach, Christos “Chris” Theodorakis, Doctor Denton Deere, Alexander “Sandy” McSouthers, Judge Josie-Jo Ford, Grace Windsor “Windkloppel” Wexler, James Shin Hoo, Sydelle Pulaski, Angela Wexler
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The Importance Of Barney Northrup In The Westing Game
with 5 identities and a networth of 200 million dollars? Barney Northrup is one of the most important characters and very foundational to the story in The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin. First of all he sold all the apartments in sunset towers, he is Sam Westing, Windy Windkloppel, Sandy Mcsouthers, and Julian R. Eastman, and he founded the Westing game. This mystery novel would not come together without the mysterious Barney Northrup. Barney Northrup plays one of the most important parts of the novel
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Identities In The Westing Game By Ellen Raskin
The Westing Game is a book written by Ellen Raskin. In this book there are 16 heirs, and one has 4 identities, and one is a mistake. They play the game to win millions of dollars from a rich man, Sam Westing. The heirs live in Sunset Towers, and they may not be who they say they are. This book is a mystery and we as readers find out information that some of the heirs don’t know. The clues lead to the answer which is who killed Sam Westing. Since there is a movie and a book version of the story, there
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Character Analysis Of Otis Amber In 'The Westing Game'
coincidence , the voices where one of the same,” (pg.71). In the novel The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin , Otis Amber is highly intriguing and impacting. He delivers the letters for Sunset towers , to the future heirs of the Westing Estate. Otis shouts Boom , scaring people that a bomb goes off , which adds humor to the novel. Otis was hired as a private investigator to protect his future wife , Crow. Without Otis Amber , The Westing Game would be uncomical and less suspenseful . Otis Amber is an excessively
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