1. You will have to get this ring ________________ before you can have it insured.

2. Jaime and her mother went to New York to buy Jaime's __________________ for her honeymoon.

3. The Jewish people were forced to ________________ their homes and business during the Holocaust.

4. You will have to read louder as you are barely ____________.

5. He was not able to control his __________________ when they occurred.

6. We were careful not to stare at the ________________ child in the wheelchair.

7. I find it hard to believe that you enjoy watching such ______________ and terrifying movies.

8. Grace Wexler thought that she was displaying _______________ when she graciously shook J.J. Ford's hand.

9. Because of the poor showing of her students on the state test, that teacher will be under much _______________ by the administration.

10. I could not believe that my attorney, who I had carefully selected, could display such __________________ in the courtroom.

11. We were ___________________ the arrival of our cousins whom we hadn't seen in four years.

12. We had to admire her outward _________________, even when everyone else was disruptive and disobedient.

13. I think that his "fish" story is a bit _____________________; the twelve-inch fish has grown to over three feet!

14. Sam Westing was crazy and rich enough to be considered _________________; his style of living was too strange!

15. I was ___________________ when I read the substitute's report about my class.

16. The family presumed that an ________________ would be performed to determine the cause of their friend's death.

17. Little did we realize that we would come across such a __________________ when we began playing the slot machines.

18. The __________________ the congregation displayed when

their minister entered the church was a definite display of their respect for him.

19. The _______________ air he puts on public in does not win him many friends.

20. You will have to be very _______________ to figure out who killed Sam Weston.

____ 1. Angela Wexler

____ 2. Grace Wexler

____ 3. Chris Theodorakis

____ 4. Turtle Wexler

____ 5. J.J. Ford

____ 6. Berthe Crow

____ 7. Theo Theodorakis

a. Flora Baumbach

b. Doug Hoo

c. Sydelle Pulaski

d. Otis Amber

e. Mr. Hoo

f. Sandy McCruthers

g. Madame Hoo

h. Dr. Denton Deere

1. What is given to each pair to keep them in the game?

2. What is the object of the game?

3. How can you tell that Sam Westing knew some of the heirs pretty well? Give examples to support your answer.

4. Angela signed her position as "none". What do you think she meant by this?

5. What did Turtle and her partner do with their money?

6. Why was Judge Ford insulted when she read her clues?

7. At this point in the story, do you think Sam Westing is out for revenge? Support your answer.