Sam Westing
Barney Northrup is a salesman charged with renting the six available apartments in the newly-constructed Sunset Towers on Lake Michigan—and an alias of Sam Westing. Barney Northrup wears a disguise—a bad wig and buck-toothed dentures—in order to throw the Westing heirs off his trail.
What was unusual about Barney Northrup in The Westing Game?
The unusual thing about Barney Northrup is that he is really Sam Westing, a man who is supposed to be dead! Barney wasn’t real; he was a disguise invented by Sam to gather his heirs together to play the Westing Game.
Who is Barney Northrup in the Westing Game?
Barney Northrup is a salesman charged with renting the six available apartments in the newly-constructed Sunset Towers on Lake Michigan—and an alias of Sam Westing. Barney Northrup wears a disguise—a bad wig and buck-toothed dentures—in order to throw the Westing heirs off his trail. Northrup is unkind and business-oriented above all else.
Who are the three clients of Barney Northrup?
Turtle says the only person she kicked today was Barney Northrup. (full context) Chapter 26…confesses that he is a private investigator in disguise—his three clients are Sam Westing, Barney Northrup, and Judge Ford. Westing hired him twenty years ago to take care of Crow—and make… (full context)
Why does Barney Northrup wear a wig and dentures?
Barney Northrup wears a disguise—a bad wig and buck-toothed dentures—in order to throw the Westing heirs off his trail. Northrup is unkind and business-oriented above all else. He is the most minor of Westing’s aliases.
Who is Barney the doorman in the Westing Game?
Barney has a furry mustache and black hair.He fired Sandy McSouthers the doorman of Sunset Towers by saying hurtful things. He also had been kicked in the shins by Turtle Wexler for calling her a very mean name. That same mark on the shin was on Sandy McSouthers leg. He is one of the four disguises and alter ego’s of Sam Westing.
What provoked Angela let out a small cry?
What caused Angela Wexler to utter a small cry? Angela Wexler uttered a small cry because she was surprised to see smoke rising from the Westing house.
