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#10 Name Kaila The Westing Game Chapter Summaries Chapters 1-2: Sunset Towers, which is on Lake Michigan, faces east (away from the sunset), is empty and ready to be populated. The building has great views, service, air conditioning, and is in a great neighborhood. The letters say there are only a few units left, and that the tenants should call right away. There's also space in the building for a doctor's office, coffee shop, and restaurant. The letters are delivered by a strange, 62-year-old delivery boy. These six letters invite tenants to move into Sunset Towers, all six receivers respond. Each makes an appointment with Barney Northrup to show it to them and all six rent the apartments. Barney rents out the whole building in one day to a doctor, secretary, judge, and restaurateur and one mistake. Everyone moves into the building in September. There is a sign that Sunset Towers belongs to the Westing estate. The restraunts open, Shin Hoo's restaurants is not doing as well as the first floor coffee shop. Later, in October. Sandy McSouthers, Theo Theodorakis, Doug Hoo, and Otis Amber are hanging out at the end of the Sunset Towers driveway, looking …show more content…

Part seven of the will says the rules of the game. There are sixteen players, in teams of two. Each team gets $10,000 and their own clues. Part eight says that the heirs must go to assigned tables with their partners when their names and positions are read. Part nine says that all the pairs there will get checks for $10,000, and gives the advice, "May God thy gold refine." Part ten of the will says everyone will get a unique set of clues... and “it's not what clues they get, but what clues they don't get that's important.” Part eleven says death and life are senseless, and that not everyone is who they appear to be. It tells everyone to go home, and to buy Westing paper

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The Westing Game Essay In the book The “Westing Game” by Ellen Raskin. A guy named Samuel Westing died and, the heirs are paired. They are trying to figure out who murdered him.

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The Westing Game is a mystery book written by Ellen Raskin that follows the lives of sixteen heirs to a deceased millionaire's fortune. One character that goes through significant changes in the book is Denton Deere. Throughout the book, Denton Deere changes from a timid and anxious man to a brave and confident individual who helps others. One quote that showcases this change is, "I'm going to do it. I'm going to help Chris.

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The main character in the Most Dangerous Game, Rainsford, endured numerous troublesome trials. The last trial he endured, in my opinion, was the hardest; giving him the chance to attack and kill Zaroff right then and there, instead choosing not to take advantage of the situation. Ultimately, he confronted and challenged him to a fair and even sword fight, the winner getting to keep Zaroff 's home while the loser was fed to the dogs. This act shows a great deal of Rainsford 's character and personality, proving to be a man of honor and fairness, with respect in this scenario. Rainsford allowed an even fight to take place, and as a result, for his actions, he won while Zaroff received what he truly deserved.

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A lot of people turn to mysteries when they want something to read. The Westing Game, by Ellen Raskin, is a great one for all. The students at GLMS read it and then watched the movie. They were trying to figure out the answer to the riddle and they did. The Westing Game book and movie contain similarities and differences that are worth looking into.

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Perfect Partners Do you think that you could be partners with someone who you did not know? During the book The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin, a character named Sam Westing dies, leaving only a game and 16 heirs to figure it out. The prize? $1 million! All 16 heirs are partnered up with people they did not expect.

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Rainsford is a world renown hunter who is now getting hunted in The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell. In this story Rainsford falls from his ship and swims upon an island. He runs into a fellow hunter that hunts humans. Rainsford ,the protagonist, is put in the wilderness to be haunted by Zaroff,the antagonist. He has multiple traits that make him up.

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