Chapter 5: Sixteen Heirs The heirs assemble at the Westing mansion. Grace, who believes she is Westing’s niece, arrives with Turtle and Angela.
How did Turtle Wexler get into the Westing House?
Turtle makes a bet to stay in the Westing house on Halloween night. Angela offers to help her with her costume. Turtle dresses as a witch for her dare into the Westing house, and comes out screaming when she sees a dead body. The next morning, she sees Westing’s obituary in the paper. At the first will reading, she gets paired up with Flora.
What did turtle learn from the Westing Game?
The Westing game, then, presents her with a chance to shine on her own terms. While working through clues (and playing the stock market) with her partner in the game, the dressmaker Flora Baumbach, Turtle learns important lessons about empathy, teamwork, and having faith in other people.
What kind of character is turtle in Westinghouse?
Shrewd, resilient, thoughtful, and observant, Turtle Wexler exemplifies the combination of canniness, enterprise, and self-determination that Westing seeks in an heir—not just to his company, but to his entire legacy.
When did turtle move in to Sunset Towers?
Turtle doesn’t think that Crow killed anybody. Turtle watches court shows. Everyone moved in to Sunset Towers on September 1. Turtle thinks that Chris was watching the Westing house on Halloween, the day the smoke came from the chimney, so she called Chris up to question him.
Turtle makes a bet to stay in the Westing house on Halloween night. Angela offers to help her with her costume. Turtle dresses as a witch for her dare into the Westing house, and comes out screaming when she sees a dead body. The next morning, she sees Westing’s obituary in the paper. At the first will reading, she gets paired up with Flora.
What happens at Turtle’s trial in the Westing Game?
Turtle begins to act the part of a district attorney, saying she plans to prove that Crow didn’t cause Sam or Sandy’s death. One by one, Turtle calls the heirs for questioning. It’s revealed that Chris saw someone with a limp at the Westing house the day they first saw smoke. Chris believes this person was Doctor Sikes.
Turtle doesn’t think that Crow killed anybody. Turtle watches court shows. Everyone moved in to Sunset Towers on September 1. Turtle thinks that Chris was watching the Westing house on Halloween, the day the smoke came from the chimney, so she called Chris up to question him.
What did turtle do at Westing paper products?
Turtle has a masters degree in business administration, an advanced degree in corporate law, and had served two years as legal counsel to the Westing Paper Products Corporation. Turtle had made 1 million dollars in the stock market, lost it all, them made 5 million more. Crow and Otis died 2 years ago, a week in between each of them.
