The Westing Game Chapter Questions Chapter 27—A Happy Fourth 1. What announcement does E.J. Plum, the lawyer, make to the heirs? 2. What does …
What announcement does E.J. Plum make to the heirs? Turtle says this because she knows the answer and she is keeping it a secret but she can't for much longer. Why does Turtle say "Hurry up, Uncle Sam, I cant keep this act up much longer"?
Why were sixteen people delivered letters from E.J. Plum, Attorney-at-Law? Sixteen people were delivered letters because they were left some money from Mr. Westing's estate and so they are required to meet in the Westing library the following day.
Otis makes fun of Turtle's short new haircut, but Flora distracts Turtle by pulling from her pocketbook a picture of her daughter, Rosalie. Turtle is touched. She compliments Rosalie's sweet face and says she wishes she could have met her. Sydelle and Angela enter next—they are quite a pair.May 26, 2020
Why was Judge J.J. Ford surprised to see E.J. Plum in charge of Sam Westing's estate? J.J. Ford was surprised to see E.J. Plum in charge of Sam Westing's estate because he was young and inexperienced.
What is the significance of November 15, the day of their meeting? The significance of November 15 is it's Crow's birthday. Who is Sam's Westing's ex-wife? Sam Westing's ex-wife is Crow.
Crow has been arrested, and the other heirs gather in Judge Ford's living room in Sunset Towers. Angela reminds everyone that Crow only confessed to being the answer, not to anything else—but there was nothing wrong with Sandy until he drank from the flask Crow had filled for him.
Turtle's married to Theo, who just wrote a second book. She tells Sandy that they'll have kids one day, although they won't really, because they don't want their kid to get Chris's disease. She tells Sandy about Angela's daughter, and he asks her to ask Crow to pray for him; then he dies.
Edgar Jennings “E.J.” Plum is the young, inexperienced lawyer assigned to handle the reading of Sam Westing's will, the organization of the Westing game, and the distribution of Westing's estate.May 26, 2020
Why does Angela become upset when everyone continually asks about Denton? Angela is suffering an identity crisis and she thinks that people feel she is nothing without Denton. Why was Chris watching legs from his wheelchair? He wanted to see which guests were limping.
Ford has a secret connection to Westing that she's embarrassed to admit: her mother was once a servant in the Westing house, and her father was the gardener. As such, Ford grew up in the house—and Sam Westing, who took a shine to her, often challenged her to chess games and even financed her private-school education.
Tabitha-RuthTabitha-Ruth "Turtle" Wexler, known as "Alice" to Flora Baumbach, is a highly intelligent 13-year-old girl.
Mr. Theodorakis tells Judge Ford about his relationship with Violet. They were childhood sweethearts who wanted to marry, but Violet's mother broke them up and arranged for her to marry a politician.
Later, a third bomb goes off at Angela's wedding shower, making a deep cut in her cheek and sending her to the hospital. Turtle figures out that Angela set the bombs herself. As Judge Ford and Sandy keep studying their notes, they see a possible connection between Grace, who claims to be Westing's niece, and Crow.