99 pages • 3 hours read
Ellen RaskinThe Westing Game
Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1978A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Chapters 21-25Chapter Summaries & Analyses
Chapter 21 Summary: “The Fourth Bomb”
Theo needs to borrow Turtle’s bike. However, a misunderstanding leads Turtle to believe Theo knows a secret: that Angela set off the fireworks. Theo is, in fact, ignorant of this, but out of paranoia, Turtle throws him the padlock key to unlatch her bike.
Theo uses the bike to stalk Otis and Crow. He ends up on Skid Row, where they hand out food at the Good Salvation Soup Kitchen to “rows of wretched souls” (126), helping those in need. Theo doesn’t know anything about Crow’s history and doesn’t know that she is the founder of the kitchen. He leaves feeling guilty for spying.
Sandy and Judge Ford must inevitably investigate the final two heirs: themselves. Sandy immigrated to the US from Scotland and only reached the eighth grade. Judge Ford finds it unfortunate he did not continue school because he is “quite a clever man” (127). He did not receive a pension after losing his job at the Westing Paper plant.
Judge Ford’s parents were both servants in the Westing house, which means she grew up there. She spent countless hours playing chess with Mr. Westing, although she always lost. The last thing he said to her was chastisement for making an impulsive move.
