The sixteen heirs are: Grace Windsor Wexler, Turtle and Angela Wexler (Jake Wexler was named as an heir but refused to attend), Crow, D. Denton Deere, Flora Baumbach, Doug Hoo and his father (James Shin Hoo), Madame Hoo (who does not attend, as her husband did not tell her of the meeting), Judge J.J.
What did the heirs receive in their envelopes?
To confess to being the bomber. What did the heirs receive in their envelopes at the second reading of the Will? A second check for $10,000.
What did the heirs receive in their envelopes in Chapter 23?
Otis asks if each team can open the envelope on their table. Plum says yes. They each receive another $10,000 check. The judge gives her share of the money to Sandy, who Sydelle shushes, and Grace falls asleep.
How does The Westing Game relate to inheritance?
In deciding to bestow his inheritance upon an unsuspecting heir drawn from a seemingly random assortment of individuals, Westing offers the freedom of financial security and social clout—yet he also uses the Westing game, a competition for a $200-million-dollar inheritance, to show his potential heirs the dark side of inheriting someone’s legacy.
What happens at the end of the Westing Game?
In the end, through the teamwork the Westing game has required of each of the heirs and the communal perspective it’s shown them, the heirs have learned that the values and wisdom one passes along are more important than the proliferation of empty generational wealth.
Who are the heirs of Sam Westing in the Westing Game?
Dr. Denton Deere worked at St. Joseph’s Hospital and did plastic surgery. He was also engaged to Angela Wexler but may not be able to marry because they are both heirs of Sam Westing. Then at the end of the book they don’t get married because Angela give back the engagement ring, but, did later get married.
What happens in the Westing Game by Ellen Raskin?
Before he died, Westing arranged for all sixteen of his heirs (his nieces and nephews) to come together in the mansion in order to hear the will.
