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Grace Windsor (Windkloppel) Wexler
Angela is the beautiful 19-year-old daughter of Jake and Grace Wexler and the sister of Turtle Wexler. She’s one of Sam Westing’s 16 potential heirs. Engaged at the start of the novel to the medical intern Denton Deere, Angela is conflicted about her upcoming nuptials—yet she’s uncertain that there’s any other path possible for her. Having been told all her life that her angelic beauty is her only asset, Angela’s self-confidence is in tatters at the start of the novel. When the Westing game begins and Angela is paired with Sydelle Pulaski—an eccentric, attention-seeking older woman who is, in many ways, as invisible as Angela is visible—Angela begins feeling in control of her fate for the first time in her life. Angela is eventually revealed to be the bomber behind the three sets of fireworks that go off in Sunset Towers—these impact the businesses of the Theodorakis and Hoo families and literally blow apart Angela’s own bridal shower, leaving Angela’s face and hands are severely burned. Angela has engineered the bombings in various attempts to disfigure herself—she wants those around her to see past her beauty and appreciate the person she is, but she feels that this is impossible without drastic measures. Ultimately, Angela is able to summon the courage to break off her engagement, return to school, and declare her intention to live life on her own terms. Angela is just one of many characters who finds that the partnerships and friendships she makes in playing the Westing game embolden her to reconsider what her life has the potential to look like. 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.
Angela Wexler Quotes in The Westing Game
The The Westing Game quotes below are all either spoken by Angela Wexler or refer to Angela Wexler. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 1 Quotes
Who were these people, these specially selected tenants? They were mothers and fathers and children. A dressmaker, a secretary, an inventor, a doctor, a judge. And, oh yes, one was a bookie, one was a burglar, one was a bomber, and one was a mistake.
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Chapter 2 Quotes
Jake turned to Madame Hoo. "Hi there, partner."
"She doesn't speak English, Dad," Angela said flatly.
'And she never will, Angela, if no one talks to her."
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Chapter 15 Quotes
The coffee shop was full of diners.
Shin Hoo's restaurant had reopened. too, but no one came.
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Chapter 16 Quotes
Madame Hoo served in a tight-fitting silk gown slit high up her thigh, a costume as old-fashioned and impractical as bound feet. Women in China wore blouses and pants and jackets. That's what she would wear when she got home.
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Angela was still seated on the cushion in the middle of the floor. Fragments of the scorched box lay in her burned hands. Blood oozed from an angry gash on her cheek and trickled down her beautiful face.
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Chapter 27 Quotes
The great winter fireworks extravaganza, as it came to be called, lasted only fifteen minutes. Twenty minutes later the Westing house had burned to the ground.
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Chapter 29 Quotes
"Hello, Angela." Denton Deere had grown a thick moustache. He was a neurologist. He had never married.
"Hello, Denton." Angela's golden hair was tied in a knot on the nape of her neck. She wore no makeup. She was completing her third year of medical school. "It's been a long time."
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Chapter 30 Quotes
Veiled in black, she hurried from the funeral services. It was Saturday and she had an important engagement. Angela brought her daughter, Alice, to the Wexler-Theodorakis mansion to spend Saturday afternoons with her aunt.
There she was, waiting for her in the library. Baba had tied red ribbons in the one long pigtail down her back.
"Hi there, Alice," T. R. Wexler said. "Ready for a game of chess?"
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Angela Wexler Character Timeline in The Westing Game
The timeline below shows where the character Angela Wexler appears in The Westing Game. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 3
Upstairs in 3D, the beautiful 19-year-old Angela Wexler is being fitted for a wedding gown by Flora Baumbach, a dressmaker who lives...
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Chapter 5
...his brother in such a condescending way. Denton Deere haughtily whispers the boy’s diagnosis into Angela’s ear. Angela hurries from the room. When Judge Ford enters, Grace makes a big show...
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...Ford—whose given name is Josie-Jo—wonders why Plum, a young, inexperienced lawyer, is handling Westing’s estate. Angela returns to her seat. Crow comes into the room, followed by Sydelle Pulaski, who thumps...
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Chapter 7
...Crow is paired with Otis Amber. Theo is paired with Doug. Sydelle is paired with Angela.
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Chapter 8
Sydelle and Angela go together to visit Chris Theodorakis in his apartment. Sydelle fawns attention on Chris, embarrassing...
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...with his father, but Hoo replies that Doug is busy with track practice. Sydelle and Angela, he says, came to the restaurant—but didn’t pay for their meal and didn’t show him...
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In the Wexler apartment, Angela and Sydelle go over their clues: GOOD, HOOD, FROM, SPACIOUS, and GRACE. Sydelle points out...
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Chapter 9
...look at her clues. Turtle tells her mother that she won’t show her even one. Angela walks in. Grace asks where her engagement ring is; Angela replies that she has a...
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...black-and-white checkered crutches and a black-and-white checkered dress. She has come, she says, to take Angela to the party. They are planning on wearing identical costumes to find out if anyone...
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...newsperson Ford spoke with earlier calls back with information about several heirs. The journalist describes Angela and Deere’s engagement announcement and a lawsuit brought against Sam Westing by James Hoo, who...
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Chapter 10
Though Grace Wexler usually arrives fashionably late to parties, she doesn’t want to miss a second of Ford’s...
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Jake moseys over to Angela and asks how she’s faring without her fiancé. Angela is frustrated that everyone always asks...
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Meanwhile, Grace fusses over Angela and tells her she’s arranged for Mr. Hoo to cater her upcoming bridal shower—and for...
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Chapter 12
...shorthand into Polish and her Polish into English. A knock at the door startles her. Angela, who is with her in the apartment, answers it—it is Turtle, furious with Angela for...
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Chapter 13
...be extra-busy because of the closure of the Theodorakis coffee shop. At that very moment, Grace Wexler —the new seating hostess at Shin Hoo’s—tacks up a new ad for the restaurant in...
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...up to the establishment for dinner. Chris and Sydelle sit together, as do Theo and Angela. Angela, making small talk, asks Theo about his college plans. Theo, however, says he isn’t...
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...business, but when the conversation veers toward her daughter, she switches the discussion quickly to Angela and what a beautiful bride she will be. Flora says that Angela reminds her of...
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...comes back out of the kitchen, however, he asks for someone to call an ambulance. Angela runs into the kitchen. Jake calls 911. As everyone fusses over Sydelle, she insists she’s...
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...apartment and open up the windows, determined to keep their apartment in the clear as Angela’s bridal shower approaches—they do not know that the bomber has already chosen their apartment as...
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Chapter 14
...the streets clear once again and the residents of Sunset Towers are no longer snowbound. Angela follows up on one of Sydelle’s old hunches about their clues relating to “hood space”...
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Angela embroiders in the lobby, waiting for Denton to come downstairs and drive her to the...
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At the hospital, Denton chides Angela for going to visit her “crazy partner” who made up her wasting disease. Angela insists...
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A psychiatrist emerges from Sydelle’s room. Angela stands up from a bench in the hall to greet him. She asks how Sydelle...
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Chapter 15
...Jake asks about all the presents on the table in the apartment—Grace reminds him that Angela’s bridal shower is tomorrow. Mr. Hoo brings Jake an order of spareribs and sits down...
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As Sandy and Ford puzzle over the picture, Sandy wonders what the connection is between Angela, who looks like Violet, and Theo, who looks like George (a man who was once...
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Chapter 16
At Angela’s bridal shower, Madame Hoo serves food, embarrassed by her ridiculous and uncomfortable “traditional” Chinese gown....
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Grace calls for Angela to open her gifts in front of her guests gathered in the living room. Angela...
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...pranks and suggests that they’ve endangered no one’s life. Crow calls whoever tried to harm Angela a “devil.” As the captain attempts to reassure them, the members of the group continue...
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Angela winds up in the hospital in a bed next to Sydelle’s. Angela claims to be...
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Chapter 18
...is a plastic surgery intern whose only Westing connection is that he is engaged to Angela, who looks like Violet Westing. Sydelle Pulaski is the secretary to the president of Schultz...
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In the hospital, Angela receives a visit from Denton and his superior, a plastic surgeon who advises her to...
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Chapter 19
...is: Hoo. Hoo wanted to put the coffee shop out of business and he catered Angela’s shower—he bombed his own restaurant, Otis suggests, to avoid suspicion. Crow becomes furious with Hoo...
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A nurse wheels Chris into Angela and Sydelle’s room, explaining that Chris has come to the hospital for some tests. Chris...
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Chapter 21
...lock. As soon as Theo leaves, Turtle calls the hospital and asks to speak to Angela—the operator tells her that Angela’s room is not accepting calls. Turtle worries that her sister...
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...Turtle is not the bomber—but that she is protecting whoever it is. Ford asks if Angela is the bomber and Turtle furiously replies “no.” The judge, however, is convinced that the...
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In their hospital room, Angela and Sydelle reshuffle the clues they’ve gathered, trying to make sense of them. A note...
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Chapter 22
Jake leads the sobbing Grace into their apartment. Angela and Sydelle, newly home from the hospital, are inside. Grace and Jake, however, don’t even...
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Chapter 23
...compliments Rosalie’s sweet face and says she wishes she could have met her. Sydelle and Angela enter next—they are quite a pair. Sydelle is still on her crutches while Angela’s hands...
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...and Otis offer “mother” as their answer. Doug and Theo offer no answer. Sydelle and Angela sing “America the Beautiful” together, then offer “Otis Amber” as their answer.
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Crow and Angela return with refreshments. Sandy stands in the doorway taking swigs from his flask. Plum makes...
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Chapter 24
...as the winner, is offering half her inheritance to Otis and the other half to Angela.
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Chapter 25
...moments, she realizes that his eye twitch was actually a wink. Turtle rushes over to Angela and asks to see Sydelle’s notes on the will.
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Chapter 28
...the aisle, escorted by Jake, toward the nervous groom and the best man: Mr. Hoo. Angela is a bridesmaid at this wedding—the other bridesmaid is Sydelle. The bride is Crow, and...
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...great success with Grace Wexler as its new owner—the sports-themed restaurant becomes a local landmark. Angela still has a faint scar on her cheek. She has enrolled in college again and...
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Chapter 29
...likes to be called—welcomes Jake, the chairman of the State Gambling Commission, to her home. Angela and Denton Deere reunite for the first time in years—they are both still unmarried. Sydelle...
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Grace Wexler now owns a chain of five restaurants: Hoo’s On First, Hoo’s On Second, and so...
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Chapter 30
...she says, is married to Schultz and retired in Hawaii. Eastman asks what became of Angela, the bomber. She says that Angela is now an orthopedic surgeon. Angela and Denton are...
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