The Westing Game Chapter 2

Which word best describes the mood of chapters 1 and 2?

• joyful

• sentimental

• sorrowful

• suspenseful

What is the biggest factor Barney Northrup uses to get everyone to move into Sunset Towers in the apartments he wants them to live?

• He uses the location of the building as a strong motivator.

• He applies pressure to get them to buy.

• He has learned what each set of characters needs and tells them Sunset Tower will provide this.

• He lets the characters know they will be getting many extra services.

An idiom is a group of words in a fixed order that have a particular meaning that is different from the meanings of each word on its own

"One fella ran out crazy-like, screaming his head off." What does this idiom mean?

• The fella screamed until his head came off.

• The fella was screaming so loud people thought his head would fall off.

• The fella was screaming as loud as he possibly could.

• The fella screamed.

What is the genre of The Westing Game?

• drama

• historical fiction

• adventure

• mystery

Chapter 1 is told from which point of view?

• 1st through Turtle

• 3rd person narrator

• 3rd person limited to Turtle

• 3rd person switching from the perspective of one character to another.

Based on the details in Chapter 2, how is Chris different from most 15 year old boys?

• It sounds like he doesn't leave his apartment.

• He doesn't like to ride a bike.

• He loves going to school

• He is more mature than most 15 year old boys.

Check of three things that the author does to make the reader uneasy about the Westing estate.

• Chapter 2 is titles "Ghosts or Worse."

• All of the characters received a message persuading them to move into the Sunset Towers.

• A wire fence is erected between the estate and the apartment building with a "No Trespassing" sign.

• Stories of people who went into the estate are told.

• The 15 year old boy waits for Theo to bring his dinner every night.

Read this line from the end of Chapter 2.

They faced north, gaping like statues cast in the moment of discovery, until Turtle Wexler, her kit tail of a braid flying behind her, raced her bicycle into the driveway.

Which types of figurative language does this line contain? (There may be more than one answer.)

• personification

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• alliteration