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The Westing Game
by Ellen Raskin

Chapter Four: The Corpse Found

"When asked the secret of his success, the industrialist always replied 'Clean living, hard work, and fair play.' Westing set his own example; he neither drank nor smoked and never gambled. Yet he was a dedicated gamesman and a master at chess."

Choose and answer three of the following:
1. What does the title tell you about the chapter? What do you think has happened and who was involved?

2. Look up the word "industrialist" in a dictionary and define it below. Who do you think "the industrialist" is?

3. The above section mentions "set his own example." What does it mean to set an example? What kind of example is "the industrialist" setting? What kind of example would you like to set? What can you do to set that type of example?

4. Westing was good at chess. What games are you good at? What makes you so good at it?