The secret that Turtle kept from her family, including Theo, about Sam Westing in "The Westing Game" was that she found out that Sam Westing was Sandy McSouthers, the doorman at their apartment building. She kept this information to herself to protect her family and ensure their safety.
Turtle went into the house, and saw him dead in his bed. But, to give you more suspense to read the whole book, that was not acutally Mr Westing. Mr Westing is alive
My favorite part was when Sandy/Sam Westing/Julian Eastman/Barney Northrup finally dies for real, because Turtle and him discuss all the good times that they had. I LOVE WESTING GAME
Turtle Wexler did not kill Sam Westing. The whole setup of the game in "The Westing Game" was orchestrated by Sam Westing himself as a way to bring together and challenge his heirs in a complex mystery game. The conclusion of the story reveals the true identity and motivations of the characters.
Westing is Sam Westing's last name, and the whole book is based on his game in the will, which is also titled the "westing game".
If the mother falls, the whole family falls
Turtle set off fireworks in the hall in order to create a diversion and draw attention away from herself so she could investigate Sam Westing's apartment undisturbed. She used the chaos caused by the fireworks to her advantage to achieve her goal.
A small Turtle (the midget under a shell)
a secret garden.
Otis Amber: 62 Flora Baumbach: 60 Berthe Erica Crow: 57 Dr. D Denton Deere: 25 Doug Hoo: 18 James Shin Hoo: 50 Madame Sun Lin Hoo: 28 Sandy McSouthers: 65 Sydelle Pulaski: 50 Cristos Theodorakis: 15 Theo Theodorakis: 17 Angela Wexler: 20 Grace Windsor Wexler: 42 Jake Wexler: 45 Turtle Wexler: 13
it would be a dwarf turtle
Sam Westing faked his death as a part of an elaborate plan to gather his potential heirs and ultimately find a suitable successor to his fortune. By creating the mystery of his death, he was able to set up the game that would challenge the heirs and reveal their true character.
Because Jude Ford thinks that the whole game was meant to get back at his ex-wife,