How can you tell that Sam westing know some of the heirs pretty well?

Answer 1

He taught:

• Josie-Jo Ford (J.J.)
• Turtle (T.R.)
• Mr. Hoo (told him his invention)
• Violet Westing (his daughter)

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Answer 2

Sam Westing knows some of the heirs pretty well because he incorporates details about their personal lives and personalities into the clues that he leaves for them in the Westing Game. This suggests that he has been observing and interacting with them closely leading up to the game.

Answer 3

I, SAMUEL W. WESTING, resident of Westing County in the fair state of Wisconsin in the great and glorious United States of America, being of sound mind and memory, do hereby declare this to be my last will and testament.

FIRST l I returned to live among my friends and enemies. I came home to seek my heir, aware that in doing so I faced death. And so I did.

Today I have gathered together my nearest and dearest, my sixteen nieces and nephews (Sit down, Grace Windsor Wexler!) to view the body of your Uncle Sam for the last time.

Tomorrow its ashes will be scattered to the four winds.

SECOND l I, Samuel W. Westing, hereby swear that I did not die of natural causes. My life was taken from me- by one of you!

The police are helpless. The culprit is far too cunning to be apprehended for this dastardly deed.

I, alone, know the name. Now it is up to you. Cast out the sinner, let the guilty rise and confess.

THIRD l Who among you is worthy to be the Westing heir? Help me. My soul will wander restlessly until that one is found.

The estate is at a crossroads. The heir who wins the windfall will be the one who finds the…

FOURTH l Hail to thee, O land of opportunity! You have made me, the son of poor immigrants, rich, powerful, and respected.

So take stock in America, my heirs, and sing in praise of this generous land. You, too, might strike it rich who dares to play the Westing Game.

FIFTH l Sit down, Your Honor, and read the letter this brilliant young attorney will now hand to you.

SIXTH l Before you proceed to the game room, there will be one minute of silent prayer for your good old Uncle Sam.

SEVENTH l And now, dear friends, relatives, and enemies, the Westing game begins.

The rules are simple:

Number of Players: 16, divided into 8 pairs.

Each pair will receive $10,000.

Each pair will receive one set of clues.

Forfeits: If any player drops out, the partner must leave the game. The pair must return the money. Absent pairs forfeit the $10,000; their clues will be held until the next session.

Players will be given two days' notice of the next session. Each pair may then give one answer.

Object of the game: to win.

EIGHTH l The heirs will now be paired. When called, go to the assigned table. Your name and position will be read as signed on the receipt.

It will be up to the other players to discover who you really are.

1. MADAME SUN LIN HOO, cook

JAKE WEXLER, standing or sitting when not lying down

2. TURTLE WEXLER, witch

FLORA BAUMBACH, dressmaker

3. CHRISTOS THEODORAKIS, birdwatcher

D. DENTON DEERE, intern, St. Joseph's Hospital, Department of Plastic Surgery

4. ALEXANDER MCSOUTHERS, doorman

J. J. FORD, judge, Appellate Division of the State Supreme Court

5. GRACE WINDSOR WEXLER, heiress

JAMES SHIN HOO, restaurateur

6. BERTHE ERICA CROW, Good Salvation Soup Kitchen

OTIS AMBER, deliverer

7. THEO THEODORAKIS, brother

DOUG HOO, first in all-state high-school mile run

8. SYDELLE PULASKI, secretary to the president

ANGELA WEXLER, none

NINTH l Money! Each pair in attendance will now receive a check for the sum of $10,000 dollars. The check cannot be cashed without signatures of both partners. Spend it wisely, or go to broke. May God thy gold refine.

TENTH l Each pair in attendance will now receive an envelope containing a set of clues. No two sets of clues are alike. It is not what you have, it's what you don't have that counts.

ELEVENTH l Senseless, you say? Death is senseless yet makes way for the living. Life, too, is senseless unless you know who you are, what you want, and which way the wind blows.

So on with the game. The solution is simple if you know whom you are looking for. But heirs, beware! Be aware!

Some are not who they say they are, and some are not who they seem to be. Whoever you are, it's time to go home.

God bless you all, and remember this:

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TWELFTH l Welcome again to the Westing house. By now you have received a second check for ten thousand dollars. Before the day is done, you will have received more, much more.

Table by table, each pair will be called to give one, and only one, answer. The lawyer will record your response in case of a dispute. He does not know the answer. It is up to you.

1. MADAME SUN LIN HOO, cook

JAKE WEXLER, bookie

2. FLORA BAUMBACH, dressmaker

TURTLE WEXLER, financer

3. CHRISTOS THEODORAKIS, ornithologist

D. DENTON DEERE, intern

4. J. J. FORD, judge

ALEXANDER MCSOUTHERS, fired

5. GRACE WINDKLOPPEL WEXLER, restaurateur

JAMES HOO, inventor

6. BERTHE ERICA CROW, mother

OTIS AMBER, deliverer

7. DOUG HOO, champ

THEO THEODORAKIS, writer

8. SYDELLE PULASKI, victim

ANGELA WEXLER, person

THIRTEENTH l Okay, folks, there will be a short break before the big winner is announced. Berthe Erica Crow, please rise and go to the kitchen for refreshments.

FOURTEENTH l Go directly to the library. Do not pass Go.

FIFTEENTH l Wrong! All answers are wrong!

I repeat: Wrong! All answers are wrong! Partnerships are canceled; you are on your own. Alone.

The lawyer will leave and return with the authorities at the appointed time. And time is running out. Hurry, find the name that took my life before the one who took my life takes another.

Remember: it's not what you have, it's what you don't have that counts.

SIXTEENTH l I, Samuel W. Westing of Westingtown, born Sam "Windy" Windkloppel of Watertown (I had to change my name for business purposes. After all, who would buy a product called Windkloppel's Toilet Tissues? Would you?) so hereby declare that if no one wins, this will is null and void.

So hurry, hurry, hurry, step right up and collect your prize. The lawyer will count off five minutes. Good luck and happy Fourth of July.

SEVENTEENTH l Good-bye, my heirs. Thanks for the fun and games. I can rest in peace knowing that I was loved as your jolly doorman.

EIGHTEENTH l I, Samuel W. Westing, otherwise known as Sandy McSouthers and others, do hereby give and bequeath all the property and possessions in my name as follows:

To all of you, in equal shares, the deed to Sunset Towers;

And to my former wife, Berthe Erica Crow, the ten-thousand-dollar check forfeited by table one, and two ten-thousand-dollar checks endorsed by J. J. Ford and Alexander McSouthers.

NINETEENTH l The sun has set on your old Uncle Sam. Happy Birthday, Crow. And to all of my heirs, a very happy Fourth of July.

Answer 4

they live in a hotel so they know each other because the workers were the heirs and sam lived in the hotel P.S excelent book OMG so good it rocks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 5

He knew them well because he knew what they would do at certain times in the will.

Answer 6

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