Multiple Choice

1. C (Various chapters)

2. D (Various chapters)

3. B (Various chapters)

4. C (Various chapters)

5. B (Various chapters)

6. A (Various chapters)

7. D (Various chapters)

8. A (Various chapters)

9. B (Various chapters)

10. C (Chapter 21)

11. A (Various chapters)

12. D (Various chapters)

13. A (Various chapters)

14. C (Various chapters)

15. B (Various chapters)

Long Answer

1. Judge Ford uses her resources and a private investigator to analyze the background of the various characters in the novel. Her focus is to discover how each of the characters are connected to Sam Westing. (Various chapters)

2. Sydelle claims Chris’s disability is an advantage because the other characters underestimate what he is able to do. Chris feels proud to be seen as dangerous. This statement is a nod to the mystery genre because it explores every possibility and suspicion that may lead to the novel’s final resolution. (Chapter 13)