Samuel W. Westing
Flora Miller BaumbachBerthe Erica CrowGeorge TheodorakisCatherine Theodorakis
The Westing Game/Characters
Who are the characters in the Westing Game?
Angela looks like Violet Westing, so does Grace in a way, except she’s older. ~ Westing connection: Grace Windsor Wexler claims that Sam Westing is her real uncle. She looks like Violet Westing, so does Grace in a way, except she’s older.
Who are the tenants in the Westing Game?
The building has been rented out to the Wexler family, the Hoo family, the Theodorakis family, J.J Ford, Pulaski, Erica Crow, and Flora. The tenants move in. During Halloween, Sam Westing is appeared to be dead.
Who is the judge in the Westing Game?
Judge J.J. Ford She is a local judge and the daughter of one of Sam Westing’s servants. Sam Westing paid for her schooling and now she is determined to win the Westing game.
Who is Grace Windsor in the Westing Game?
Grace Windsor (Windkloppel) Wexler: A pretentious social climber, Grace Wexler is the niece of Sam Westing.
Who is the author of the Westing Game?
Ellen Raskin’s 1978 novel The Westing Game remains quite popular with today’s students. As the book’s characters race to inherit Westing’s estate by figuring out his murderer, students are swept up by the engaging mystery.
Who are the main characters in the Westing Game?
She ends up in the hospital while her sister is blamed for the bombing. Her partner Sydelle Pulaski is also hospitalized with injuries from an earlier bombing. “Turtle” Wexler: Turtle is intelligent, but bitter about being ignored and neglected by her mother. She takes out her anger by kicking people’s shins.
Who are the pairings in the Westing Game?
In the next room, Plum reads out the game’s pairings: Madame Hoo and Jake, Turtle and Flora, Chris and Denton, Sandy and Ford, Grace and Mr. Hoo, Crow and Otis, Theo and Doug, and Sydelle and Angela. Each pair, Plum says, will receive a $10,000 check—if anyone drops out, their partner must also forfeit the money.
How does the book The Westing heirs work?
As the book’s characters race to inherit Westing’s estate by figuring out his murderer, students are swept up by the engaging mystery. Readers discover the clues along with the novel’s quirky characters, and are thus given an equal opportunity to solve the mystery themselves.
