Boddy,” The Westing Game follows a similar premise. And while this novel doesn’t have any character with as creepy a name as “Mr. Boddy is murdered, and for the rest of the evening the guests all run around screaming and hiding from each other as they try to figure out who the killer is, and in the process they reveal to each other and to the reader that many of the characters know each other from the past and have a variety of grievances toward each other and toward Mr.
#ELLEN RASKIN MOVIE#
Remember the movie version of the board game Clue? All the characters from the board game are invited to a dinner party in Mr.
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And you know what? My life was better off without it. But as far as I can remember, I never knew that this book existed until this past June, when a parent enrolled his son at the tutoring center where I was working and wanted me to teach a specific middle-school reading course to him in a one-on-one setting. It was written in 1978 and won the Newbery Medal, so one would think either that I would have read it or that I would remember a determined Custer’s-last-stand-style battle to defend my right NOT to read it (cough – Bridge to Terabithia – uncough) against an army of librarians. As you were reading, which of the heirs did you trust the most? Who did you find the most suspicious? Explain why you judged them as you did.I somehow missed this book as a kid.Why do you think Angela waited more than five years to marry Denton Deere? Do you think she made the right decision?.What events or characters here did you find funny? Why do you think Ellen Raskin, the author of this book, included so many humorous details in her mystery?.How does this location affect the story? Can you imagine this story in another setting? What other kinds of places could a story like this take place? Most of this book takes place in the apartment building Sunset Towers.Why do you think Sam Westing set up this elaborate "game," and do you think it turned out as he hoped?.How do the titles change, and what does this show about what each heir is experiencing? Compare the original titles of the heirs in Chapter 7 to the titles they give later in Chapter 23. The Westing heirs are asked two times in the story to give their signatures and titles on a receipt.What do the words of the song "America the Beautiful" have to do with the Westing mystery? Do the words to the song help the heirs as they try to solve the puzzle?.Why do you think she kept the secret? What would you do in her shoes? Can you imagine keeping such a secret from the people most important to you? Wexler as she came to be called, always kept her secret about Sam Westing, even from her own family, including her husband Theo. Did you feel sorry for any of the characters here? Why? How would you help that character if you could?.Who did the burglar turn out to be, and why do you think he or she stole the jewelry and the clock?.At her bridal shower, why do you think Angela turned the gold box containing the bomb toward herself?.What did Theo and Angela confide to each other? What do we learn about them here? Why couldn't Angela answer Theo's question? After the second bomb in Chapter 13, Angela and Theo have a conversation in which they discuss their separate future plans.At the end of the story, how is Judge Ford able to finally repay her debt to Sam Westing?.What five different names and identities does he use? Sam Westing turns out to be a man with many different identities.Which tenant was chosen by mistake? What was Sam Westing's mistake?.
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