Thursday, April 10, 2014

Chapter 8

1. What were Chris' clues?  Who does he think did it?
2. What do Turtle and Flora think their clues mean?
3. Whose clues do you think are most helpful? Why?
4. What had been taken?  Who do you think did it?
5. Tell one of the other clues and what the pair thinks it means.
6. What does "pretentious" mean?  What page?  What is described as "pretentious"?

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  6. #2. Turtle believes the clues she was given tell her what to spend the ten-thousand dollar check on, interpreting "Take stock in America" and "Go for broke" as advice to invest in the stock market. When Flora asks about the murderer, Turtle says there isn't one. She puts together a list of stocks to invest and includes Westing Paper Products, to the closing line of the will. Flora thinks they're on the right track because the will said "May God thy gold refine," which she thinks must be a Bible quote and Turtle thinks is from Shakespeare.

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  7. #6. the word "pretentious" is on page 45 and it means attended to attract notice and impress others. it was describing Grace Wexler.

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  8. #3 (2). Turtle's Mickey Mouse clock, J.J Ford's father's pocket watch, Grace Wexler's jewelry, Sydelle's shorthand notes, and Flora's pearls were all stolen. I think that one of the Hoo's must have done it because they are the only people without objects missing.

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  9. #1 Chris's clues were plain, and grains, and he thinks Otis Amber murdered Sam Westing because one of the kinds of grains is oats and oats and Otis sound alike.

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  10. #5 Turtle and Floras clue says SEA MOUNTAIN AM O, turtle thinks the clues is actually sea mt amo and that they should buy alot of westing paper products and that it will reveal the murderer

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  11. #3 Grace Wexler and Mr.Hoo have the most helpful clues because close to a entire sentence

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