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Theo Theodorakis
Doug Hoo is the son of James Hoo. He’s one of Sam Westing’s 16 potential heirs. A high school senior, track star, and accomplished athlete, Doug Hoo is a genial, easygoing kid who works in his family’s restaurant and enjoys picking on Turtle with Theo, his classmate, neighbor, and partner in the Westing game. Doug’s skills as a runner come in handy throughout the game as he is able to tail players who seem to know more than they’re letting on—such as Otis Amber. Doug’s enthusiasm is the perfect match for the brainier Theo’s diligence. After the conclusion of the Westing game, Doug goes on to become an Olympic gold medalist and a popular sportscaster.
Doug Hoo Quotes in The Westing Game
The The Westing Game quotes below are all either spoken by Doug Hoo or refer to Doug Hoo. 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 3 Quotes
"What do you mean his corpse is rotting on an Oriental rug, some kind of Persian rug, maybe a Chinese rug." Mr. Hoo joined his son at the glass sidewall of the fifth-floor restaurant.
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Doug Hoo Character Timeline in The Westing Game
The timeline below shows where the character Doug Hoo appears in The Westing Game. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 2
...the Sunset Towers driveway. Sandy McSouthers, the doorman, stands with high-school seniors Theo Theodorakis and Doug Hoo and the sixty-two-year-old delivery boy Otis Amber. Otis is pointing north, and all four...
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...entered the Westing house on a dare on Halloween night. Turtle whips her head around. Doug Hoo dodges Turtle’s long braid—she kicks in the shins anyone who touches it. Otis says...
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Chapter 3
When Doug Hoo tells his father the rumor about Westing, Mr. Hoo retorts that the man’s corpse...
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Chapter 4
Under the full Halloween moon, Turtle, dressed in her witch costume, meets Doug at the Westing manor. She sees that the doors at the side of the house...
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...reads the headline. Turtle is shocked—when she emerged from the house reporting what she’d seen, Doug hadn’t believed her, and she hadn’t told anyone else. She wonders who could have found...
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...fleeing the premises. Turtle knows that four people were in the Westing house last night: Doug Hoo, Theo Theodorakis, Otis Amber, and Sandy. She sets out to find them and collect...
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Chapter 5
Flora Baumbach arrives and sits with Turtle. Otis Amber arrives next, followed by Doug Hoo and Mr. Hoo. Sandy arrives, then the Theodorakis boys. Chris grows excited when he...
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Chapter 7
...with Mr. Hoo. Berthe Erica Crow is paired with Otis Amber. Theo is paired with Doug. Sydelle is paired with Angela.
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Chapter 8
...murderer lives in apartment 4C. Hoo declares that he lives in 4C. Grace asks if Doug has shared any of his clues with his father, but Hoo replies that Doug is...
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Doug and Theo, meanwhile sign their check hastily. They are excited to split the funds. Theo...
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Chapter 13
...and brings her up to the kitchen to start cooking, then hurries off to stop Doug from jogging in the stairwell and urge him to put on his busboy outfit. When...
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Chapter 15
On Friday, Theo, Doug, and Turtle all return to school. The coffee shop is full, but Shin Hoo’s is...
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Turtle, Sandy, Doug, Theo, and Otis stand outside Sunset Towers looking at the Westing manor—no smoke has come...
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Doug teases Turtle about being the murderer, since she was the one who found Westing’s corpse....
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Chapter 17
...discovered the bomber and the formula for an explosive substance. Theo runs downstairs to find Doug and tell him. On the stairwell, he runs into Crow. She pulls him into her...
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Chapter 18
...Paper Products handkerchief. He has convinced himself it must have been a dream. Theo tells Doug about having solved the clues, and he asks Doug to follow Otis Amber. Meanwhile, across...
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After school, Doug follows Otis as he picks up packages from the baker and the butcher and heads...
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Chapter 20
...its highest price in over a decade, Turtle declares it is time to sell. Meanwhile, Doug continues following Otis Amber around town on foot. He watches as Otis enters a rooming...
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Chapter 22
...murderer. As Madame Hoo and Mr. Hoo get into the elevator on their way to Doug’s track meet, Hoo laments Grace’s bad luck and gives thanks that his son is just...
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Jake and Grace, in the elevator on the way to Doug’s track meet, argue over Turtle. Grace insults her daughter, stating that she’s always felt the...
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Doug wins the biggest event at his meet: the mile run. As photographers take pictures of...
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Chapter 23
...caftan. Sandy makes fun of Ford’s outfit, and she ignores him. The Hoos arrive with Doug, who is draped in medals and who receives great applause from everyone. The Wexlers walk...
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...of Hoo’s on First the next day. Crow and Otis offer “mother” as their answer. Doug and Theo offer no answer. Sydelle and Angela sing “America the Beautiful” together, then offer...
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Chapter 29
Several years later, Otis arrives at the Hoos’ new lakefront home excited to celebrate Doug’s recent Olympic victory—all the other heirs are coming, too. Hoo is a wealthy man now...
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Chapter 30
...of ornithology at a nearby university. She also reveals that after winning Olympic gold twice, Doug is now a sports announcer. She does not reveal that Mr. Hoo is dead.
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