Edgar Jennings Plum is the young and fairly incompetent lawyer in charge of handling Samuel Westing’s estate. Aside from reading Westing’s will to the players, Plum has no part in the game. Mr. and Mrs. Theodorakis run the Sunset Towers coffee shop. They have no role in the game, though their sons Chris and Theo do.
Who is sandy mcsouthers partner in the Westing Game?
Sandy McSouthers’ partner in the Westing Game is JJ Ford. Ford at first refuses to play the game, but Sandy begs her, and she agrees. They receive the clues “SKIES AM SHINING BROTHER.”
How is Sam Westing related to Grace Wexler?
Sam Westing’s real name was Windy Windkloppel (yes, that does mean that he is related to Grace Wexler) and used to be married to Crow. He had one daughter, Violet, who looked like Angela Wexler. He founded Westingtown, and owned a vast corporation, Westing Paper Products.
Who are the heirs to the Westing paper mill?
The judge now knows of four heirs with Westing connections—Hoo, Theodorakis, Sandy (who was fired from the Westing paper mill for trying to unionize), and herself. She… (full context) …the Beautiful.”
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)
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. Source: Raskin, Ellen. The Westing Game . New York: Avon Books, 1978.
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.
How many names does Sam Westing have in windkloppel?
No, not two, three. Windy Windkloppel took three names; one: Samuel W. Westing, two: Barney Northrup, three: Sandy McSouthers. (170) Sam Westing’s other aliases melt away, of course, and he “dies” as Sandy McSouthers. But he does not actually die, as Turtle finds out later; he lives out his days under his fourth…
