Character List and Descriptions

Madame Sun Lin Hoo- She is 28 years old, born in China, and immigrated from Hong Kong 2 years ago. She is the thief in the Westing Game.
Jake Wexler- A podiatrist. 45 years old. Married 22 years and has 2 daughters.

Turtle Wexler-She likes to play the stock market. She calls Baumbach Baba. Her real name is Tabitha-Ruth. Baumbach calls her Alice.
Flora Bambach- calls Turtle Alice, dressmaker, had a daughter named Rosalie and she died when she was 19. Westing connection: she made Violet Westing's wedding dress.

Christos Theodorakis- Age 15. He is confined to a wheelchair, and he knows a lot about birds. Westing Connection: Father was childhood sweetheart of Violet Westing.
D. Denton Deere- Age 25. He is a graduate of Medical School. He is a plastic surgeon. Westing Connection: Engaged to Angela Wexler, who looks like Sam Westing's daughter Violet.

Alexander McSouthers- Age 62. Immigrated from Scotland to Wisconsin at age 3. He is the doorman for Sunset Towers. He is Samuel Westing.
J.J. Ford- Her name is Josie-Jo Ford. She is a judge. Westing Connection: Her mother worked in the Westing house and her Father was a gardener on his days off. She lived in the Westing House, and always played chess with Sam Westing.

Grace Windsor Wexler- Her maiden name is Windkloppel. Age 42. She is married to Jake Wexler.
James Shin Hoo-He was born in Chicago. Owns the Chinese restaurant. He is 50 years old, and added Shin to his name when he went into the restaurant business because he thought it sounded more Chinese. Westing connection: thinks Westing stole his idea for the disposable paper diaper. Lastest invention: paper innersoles

Berthe Erica Crow- Age 57. She was raised by her father. She was married at 16 and was divorced at 40. Her ex-husband's name was Windy Windkloppel. She had problems with chronic alcoholism, and was arrested 3 times for vagrancy. She gave up drinking and started the Good Salvation Soup Kitchen. She is a cleaning lady at Sunset Towers. Westing Connection: She is the ex-wife of Samuel Westing.
Otis Amber- 62 years old. He is a delivery boy, and a fourth grade dropout. Westing Connection: Delivered letters from E.J. Plum, attorney, both times.

Theo Theodorakis- High-school senior. Wants to be a writer.
Doug Hoo-highschool track star, 18 years old.

Sydelle Pulaski-Age 50. She had a high-school education. She was the President for a sausage company. Westing Connection: ?
Angela Wexler-the bomber. She is the sister of Turtle.

Barney Northrup- He is Sam Westing.

Raskin, Ellen. The Westing Game. New York, N.Y.: Speak, 1997. Print.