The Westing Game Vocabulary Part One Question Preview (ID: 49871)
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Foreshadowing
a) a clue that leads to the solving of a crime
b) a false lead that throws the investigator off track
c) something that is secret and unknown
d)
grappled
a) something that is secret and unknown
b) grabbed and struggled with
c) incredibly sad, terrible
d)
putrid
a) showing excessive respect
b) incredibly sad
c) a rotten or foul smell
d)
hassock
a) a doctor specializing in care of the feet
b) someone who arranges gambling bets
c) a thick cushioned footstool
d)
podiatrist
a) a thick cushioned footstool
b) a foot doctor
c) someone who arranges gambling bets
d)
averted
a) turned away from
b) incredibly sad, terrible
c) giving flattery
d)
woeful
a) incredibly sad, terrible
b) giving flattery
c) turned away from
d)
alibi -
a) an excuse that a suspect uses to show that he or she was somewhere other than at the scene of the crime when the crime was c
b) a fact or object that helps to solve mysteries
c) an act that is against the law
d)
detective -
a) an act that is against the law
b) a fact or object that helps to solve mysteries
c) a person who investigates mysteries and gathers information
d)
evidence –
a) something that is secret and unknown
b) a person who investigates mysteries and gathers information
c) something that helps prove who committed the crime
d)
red herring –
a) a false lead that throws the investigator off track
b) a clue that leads to the solving of a crime
c) openly resist or refuse to obey
d)
sleuth -
a) a clue that leads to the solving of a crime
b) another name for a detective
c) a false lead that throws the investigator off track
d)
suspect -
a) a false lead that throws the investigator off track
b) another name for a detective
c) a person who is believed to have possibly committed the crime
d)
victim -
a) someone who is harmed or suffers some loss because of the crime
b) a person who is believed to have possibly committed the crime
c) a false lead that throws the investigator off track
d)
witness -
a) a gesture with hand, arm, or head to come near or follow
b) someone who saw the crime being committed and can provide some information
c) openly resist or refuse to obey
d)
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