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The Westing Game Project

  • Sam Westing's daughter kills herself
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    Sam Westing's daughter kills herself

    Before the beginning of the book, Sam Westing's daughter wanted to marry George Theodorakis but her mom wanted her to marry a politician which made her kill herself by drowing.
  • Sam Westing writes his will
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    Sam Westing writes his will

    Sam Westing wrote his will in order to get back at his ex-wife for causing his daughter's death.
  • A group of people get invited to live at Sunset Towers.
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    A group of people get invited to live at Sunset Towers.

    Otis delivered letters to a group of people in order for them to be in the Westing Game.
  • Turtle goes into the Mansion
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    Turtle goes into the Mansion

    Turtle gets dared by Judge to go into the mansion and the longer she stays in the mansion, the more she pays her.
  • Smoke comes out of Westing's house
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    Smoke comes out of Westing's house

    Smoke comes out of Westing's House which caught almost all of the tenants' attention.
  • Westing's "dead body" is found
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    Westing's "dead body" is found

    Turtle walks in the mansion and sees the "dead body" of Sam Westing, which made her scream and run away.
  • The heirs are paired and The Westing Game begins
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    The heirs are paired and The Westing Game begins

    The heirs are told that they can play The Westing Game and win a lot of money but they have to get into pairs and follow clues in order to know who "killed" Sam Westing.
  • The pairs get their clues
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    The pairs get their clues

    The pairs get their clues which can help them find the murderer and win. Sydelle also copied the will for extra clues.
  • Madame Shin steals items from some of the heirs
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    Madame Shin steals items from some of the heirs

    Madame Shin steals from people in order to know more about them so she can see if they aren't are what they say they are.
  • Judge throws a party
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    Judge throws a party

    Judge Ford decides to throw a party so she can get more clues.
  • A bomb goes off
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    A bomb goes off

    A bomb goes off in a kitchen and covers it with tomato sauce.
  • A second bomb goes off
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    A second bomb goes off

    Another bomb goes off and gets Sydelle injured.
  • A third bomb comes off
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    A third bomb comes off

    Angela accidentally blew herself up with fireworks and got herself injured.
  • Turtle skips school
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    Turtle skips school

    Turtle skips school so she can sell her and Flora's stock for profit.
  • Turtle places fireworks inside an elevator
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    Turtle places fireworks inside an elevator

    Turtle set off a bomb in an elevator to prevent her sister, Angela, of being accused as the bomber.
  • Turtle gets sent to trial
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    Turtle gets sent to trial

    Turtle gets sent into trial because she set off a bomb in the elevator.
  • Turtle wins the Westing Game
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    Turtle wins the Westing Game

    Turtle wins the westing game by figuring out that Sam Westing was alive and was the doorman first, which made her get all the inheritance when he truly dies.
  • Several of the heirs end up getting married
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    Several of the heirs end up getting married

    Turtle marries Theo, Angela marries Dr. Deere and ends up having a kid, Crow marries Otis, and Chris marries a professor.
  • Almost all of the heirs lives change
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    Almost all of the heirs lives change

    Judge is now a Supreme Court Justice member, Sydelle moves to Hawaii, Angela becomes a surgeon, and Doug wins an Olympic medal.
  • Julian R. Eastman dies
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    Julian R. Eastman dies

    Julian R. Eastman dies in his deathbed next to Turtle, telling her to leave his company under her control when he dies.