Character List and Discriptions

1. Madame Sun Lin Hoo: Cook, immigrant from Hong Kong two years ago.
Jake Wexler: Podiatrist, graduated from Marquett.

2. Turtle Wexler: Real name: Tabitha-Ruth Wexler, plays the stock market, kicks people, Flora Baumbach calls her Alice, Westing connection: Grace Windsor Wexler claims that Sam Westing is her real uncle
Flora Baumbach: dressmaker, had a retarded daughter Rosalie. Sold bridal shop last year after Rosalie died of pneumonia. Westing connection: made wedding gown for Violet Westing, which she never got to wear.

3. Christos Theodorakis: "Birdwatcher", confined to wheelchair, knows a lot about birds. Westing connection: Father was childhood sweetheart of Sam Westing’s daughter.
D. Denton Deere: Graduate of UW Medical School, First-year intern, plastic surgery.
Westing connection: Engaged to Angela Wexler.

4. Alexander Mcsouthers: Doorman, called Sandy, Education: 8th grade, Westing connection: worked in Westing Paper plant 20 years; fired by Sam Westing himself for trying to organize workers.
J.J. Ford: Judge, Appellate Division of the State Supreme Court

5. Grace Windsor Wexler: Heiress, "claims to be an interior decorator", spends most of her time in the Chinese restaurant or the beauty parlor.
James Shin Hoo: "Restaurateur", married Sun Lin Hoo for her 100-year-old sauce,
connection with the Westings was he sued Sara Westing over the invention of the
disposable paper diaper.

6. Berthe Erica Crow: Good Salvation, Education: 1 year of high school, "Soup Kitchen", Westing connection: ?
Otis Joseph Amber: Delivery boy, fourth grade dropout, Westing connection: delivered letters from E..J. Plum, Attorney, both times.

7. Theo Theodorakis: Brother, high-school senior, works in family coffee shop, wants to be a writer, can’t find anyone to play chess with.
Doug Hoo: First in all-state-high-school mile run

8. Sydelle Pulaski: Education: high school, Secretary to the president of Schultz Sausages. Is taking her first vacation in 25 years(six months saved-up time). Walked with a crutch before she broke her ankle, paints her crutches.
Angela Wexler: Engaged to marry D. Denton Deere, one year college, victim of third bombing, embroiders a lot.

Clues

1. Queen's Sacrifice
2. It's not what you have, it's what you don't have that counts
3. Mr. Westing was a wax dummy at the reading of the Will.
4. The estate is at the crossroads.
5. All answers are wrong.
6. The object of the game was: to win (twin).

1. Madame Sun Lin Hoo
Jake Wexler
Clues: Of America And God Above
Boom

2. Turtle Wexler
Flora Baumbach
Clues: Sea Mountain Am O
$11,587.50

3. Christos Theodorakis
D. Denton Deere
Clues: For Plain Grain Shed
Mr. Westing was a good man.

4. Alexander McSouthers
J.J. Ford
Clues: Skies Am Shining Brother
No answer
5. Grace Windsor Wexler
James Shin Hoo
Clues: Fruited Purple Waves For Sea
Ed Plum
6. Berthe Erica Crow
Otis Amber: Deliverer
Clues: Mother

7. Theo Theodorakis
Doug Hoo
Clues: His N On To Thee For
No answer
8. Sydelle Pulaski
Angela Wexler
Clues: Good Grace From Hood Spacious
King Queen Purple Waves On (no) Grains Mountain (empty).
Otis Amber

Works Cited
Raskin, Ellen. The Westing Game. New York: Puffin, 1997. Print.

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Responses to Literature

15. Do you think the title fits the book? Why or why not?

I think that the title fits the book because Jeffery Magee earned the name "Maniac" by doing things that were almost impossible. Also I think that the title fits the book because that's what everyone from both sides of town were calling him. Thirdly it is a good title because "Maniac" means an insane person and that's what Maniac Magee did.



Spinelli, Jerry. Maniac Magee. Boston: Little, Brown Young Readers, 1999. Print.

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