The Inheritance Games Vocabulary

Tobias Hawthorne was known as a philanthropist. What does a philanthropist do?

• A person who seeks to promote their own interests.

• A person who seeks to promote their own fame.

• A person who seeks to promote their own power.

• A person who seeks to promote the welfare of others, especially by the generous donation of money to good causes.

People often build a shrine when a person dies. What is a shrine?

• People often build a memorial when a person dies.

• A place that people visit and treat with respect because it is connected with a dead person that they want to remember.

• People often build a monument when a person dies.

• People often build a tombstone when a person dies.

Avery's sister Lily had to get a restraining order against her boyfriend. What is a restraining order?

• A court order that can protect someone from being physically or sexually abused, threatened, stalked, or harassed.

• A document that allows someone to travel to a different country.

• A document that allows someone to purchase a firearm.

• A document that allows someone to purchase a pet.

Alisha works as a liaison between Avery and the lawyers. What does liaison mean?

• A mediator who helps to resolve conflicts between two parties.

• The cooperation in which a close working relationship between people or organizations happens.

• An agent who acts as a go-between for two parties.

• A representative who facilitates communication between two entities.

What do the paparazzi do?

• Take pictures of famous people in public places where everyone can see them.

• People who follow celebrities in order to get exclusive stories.

• Takes pictures of everyday people for the purpose of selling the pictures to magazines.

• A photographer who aggressively pursues celebrities for the purpose of taking candid photographs.

What is a davenport? (Like the one where Avery finds a clue).

• A type of sofa with a reclining back and armrests.

• A type of chair with a high back and armrests.

• A type of bed with a headboard and footboard.

• An ornamental writing desk with drawers and a sloping surface for writing.

What is the name of one of the places located inside Hawthorne House?

• great room

• foundation

• gala

• davenport

The Hawthrone House was said to have a wide variety of amenities. What does amenities mean?

• An extra room or space in a house

• A collection of items that are useful or attractive

• A feature of a house that takes away from the value of the home.

• Additions to a home that are considered valuable to people who live there.

As the will states, Avery must take up tenancy in Hawthorne House for one full year in order to inherit. What does tenancy mean?

• Take up a loan from Hawthorne House for one full year in order to inherit.

• Make a contract with Hawthorne House for one full year in order to inherit.

• Take up temporary occupancy of something (such as a house) that belongs to another.

• Occupy Hawthorne House for one full year in order to live rent-free for the rest of her life.

When someone shot at Avery, Oren checked out everyone's alibi for the time in question. What is an alibi?

• A type of gun used in a killing

• an answer as to who was involved in the crime

• a way to get from one place to another

• an explanation as to where they were at a specific time