The Westing Game Book Report

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The Westing GameBook Report
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The Author
Type a brief description and biography of the
author.
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The Main Characters in the Book

• Name and describe each character

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• The Setting

Where did the story take place
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• Plot Outline- List the events in sequence
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Theme

• Things and People Are Often Not as They Seem
• Give examples from the book that support this
  theme
• It starts with the opening sentences the luxury
  apartment building is not a regular rental
  propertyit is meant to lure only specific
  renters

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Book Summary
Rewrite the Summary below and put into your own
words. The Westing Game is a mystery
masterpiece. It has a twisting plot and many
characters. Most of the characters live in Sunset
Towers. The key to the game (the story) is who is
the Westing Heir. The characters work in pairs to
use clues from Samuel Westing's will to try to
find out if he or she is the Westing heir. The
characters' jobs or interests help them with the
game. You will be surprised how good this story
is! See if you can beat The Westing Game.
There's a bright, new, beautiful luxury
apartment building on the Lake Michigan shore,
but there's no advertising to lure tenants.
Instead, an odd delivery boy rides around on his
bicycle and slips invitations under the doors of
the chosen tenants-to-be. Each potential tenant
is shown only one apartment and is told that it
is the last available apartment. In every
situation, the offer is made in such a way that
it would be foolish to turn it down. Soon, Sunset
Towers is full with an interesting mix of
families and single people. Their backgrounds are
all very differentor so it seems. Sunset Towers
not only has tenants, it also has businesses
there's a coffee shop, a gourmet restaurant, and
a doctor's office. The tenants are all aware of
the imposing mansion next door the Westing
house.