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What does each pair receive at the reading of the will?
Each pair gets $10,000 and one set of clues. If one person drops out, the pair is disqualified and must return the money. The reading of the will indicates that the heirs will be paired with another person and that each pairing will be given a set of clues which they are to keep secret from the others.
Who does Judge Ford think Mrs Westing is now?
However Judge Ford thinks that Samuel Westing was not in the coffin at all. She thinks it was a wax dummy made to resemble Sam Westing, whose appearance changed after the accident.
What does judge JJ Ford do in The Westing Game?
Judge Josie-Jo “J.J.” Ford is a judge who serves in the Appellate Division of the Wisconsin Supreme Court. She’s one of Sam Westing’s 16 potential heirs.
How does Judge Ford know Sam Westing?
Judge Ford learned from the best benefactor of them all: Sam Westing. He bankrolled her education and helped make her into the kick-butt judge we meet at the beginning of The Westing Game. And Josie-Jo, being an all around awesome lady, pays it forward.
What did Mr Hoo think about the clues?
Turtle asks Flora if she’s memorized the clues, and then swallows them so no one else can see. Mr. Hoo and Grace think their clues don’t mean anything.
What did J.J. Ford do with her $10000?
What did J.J. Ford do with her half of the $10,000? One of the gifts was a bomb.
What did JJ Ford do with her $10000?
Why are all the heirs jittery?
One indication that everyone is jittery is that the bomb squad is called several times. They are afraid of bombing or murder before they claim the prize.
What does Angela want most?
Angela is the beautiful 19-year-old daughter of Jake and Grace Wexler and the sister of Turtle Wexler. Angela wants to create a legacy she can be proud of—and by the end of the novel, she has completed medical school, married Deere on her own terms, and given birth to a daughter named Alice.
What happens to JJ Ford in the Westing Game?
At the second will reading, Sandy apparently kills himself, and then the judge finds out that he was really Sam Westing. After the Westing Game JJ Ford gets appointed to the United States Supreme Court.
Why did j.j.ford become a judge?
In spite of the cruel taunts Westing used to level against Ford as a girl, he is the man who made Ford’s success possible. Ford has nonetheless made her own way in the world, and her resilient, proud spirit has helped her on her mission to become a person who upholds justice even in the face of systemic prejudice.
How is Judge Ford related to Sam Westing?
Ford has a secret connection to Westing that she’s embarrassed to admit: her mother was once a servant in the Westing house, and her father was the gardener. As such, Ford grew up in the house—and Sam Westing, who took a shine to her, often challenged her to chess games and even financed her private-school education.
How did JJ Ford grow up in the House?
As such, Ford grew up in the house—and Sam Westing, who took a shine to her, often challenged her to chess games and even financed her private-school education. Ford knows that she is in debt to Westing—a debt she’s ashamed of, as she may never be able to repay it.