The Inheritance Games

Chapters 1-10

Reading Check

1. A homeless man named Harry (Chapter 1)

2. She bakes cupcakes. (Chapter 2)

3. Mystery Girl; M.G. (Chapter 8)

Short Answer

1. She wonders if he left his fortune to her because Tobias was fond of “good guessers.” (Chapter 5)

2. The family’s interactions are volatile. Tobias’s two daughters argue, blaming each other for their failure to inherit their father’s fortune. The Hawthorne grandsons are sarcastic and appear dysfunctional. Jameson is 18, drunk, and shirtless when he meets Avery. Nash refers to himself and his brothers as “bastards,” indicating that Nash may have some resentment toward his mother’s lifestyle. (Various chapters)

Chapters 11-20

Reading Check

1. It says he is sorry. (Chapter 12)

2. Buy a house for Harry (Chapter 13)

Short Answer

1. He is physically abusive to Libby. (Various chapters)

2. They think she may be Tobias’s daughter. (Chapter 18)

3. He is described as manipulative by Xander, and Jameson describes him as someone who likes to play games and put puzzles together. (Various chapters)

Chapters 21-30

Reading Check

1. A charity (Chapter 23)

2. She died. (Chapter 24)

Short Answer

1. Xander tells Avery that Tobias didn’t have a middle name but signed his letter “T. T. H.” (Chapter 25)

2. “Don’t judge” means “Don’t judge a book by its cover,” so Jameson and Avery go to the library to look for a book with a cover that doesn’t match. (Chapters 26-27)

Chapters 31-40

Reading Check

1. A large scar (Chapter 31)

2. John Oren (Various chapters)

Short Answer

1. If Tobias was considered not to be in his right mind, the family could claim that the will is null and void. (Chapter 32)

2. They discover a book with a mismatched cover. Inside, using red acetate, they discover a coded message interpreted as “where there’s a will there’s a way.” This message is a play on words and leads to the discovery of a “red will.” (Various chapters)

3. The will includes the middle names of the four grandsons. They were all chosen by Tobias. (Chapter 36)

Chapters 41-50

Reading Check

1. Emily (Chapter 41)

2. Grayson (Chapter 46)

Short Answer

1. She wants to draw attention away from Drake. (Chapter 43)

2. Jameson believes the middle names represent places. He takes Avery to the West Brook on the property, where they find the next clue under a creaky board on the bridge. (Various chapters)

Chapters 51-60

Reading Check

1. Someone shoots at her. (Chapter 51)

2. The letters “O.N.E.” (Chapter 57)

Short Answer

1. She played the two brothers off one another because she dated both of them. She didn’t want to let either brother go. Avery also has an attraction to both brothers. (Various chapters)

2. Avery must live in Hawthorne House for a year before she will acquire the inheritance. If Avery dies before that time, the Hawthorne boys will inherit. She will also not receive the inheritance if she fails to maintain the finances for the Hawthorne Foundation. Avery realizes that she is in mortal danger until her 21st birthday, when she can sign her finances over to Libby in the event of her death. (Various chapters)

Chapters 61-70

Reading Check

1. Eight, one, and one (Chapter 66)

2. She must learn not to answer any questions. (Chapter 70)

Short Answer

1. Drake tries to run Libby off the road. The rifle in his vehicle is a match for the attempted shooting of Avery. It is suspected that Drake wanted to kill Avery so Libby would inherit and he could control Libby’s fortune. (Chapter 68)

2. Alisa, knowing Libby will be interviewed by police, failed to provide her with a lawyer. This is strange because Alisa is a lawyer and presumably would not want someone to talk to the police without representation. (Chapter 69)

Chapters 71-80

Reading Check

1. She looks like Emily. (Chapter 73)

2. Cliff jumping (Chapter 78)

Short Answer

1. Oren suspects he used one of the tunnels to gain entry and must have been told to do so by one of the Hawthornes. (Chapter 72)

2. Thea gave the picture to the stylists to make Avery look like Emily because it is “what Emily would have wanted.” This indicates that Emily, as stated earlier in the novel, would have enjoyed the idea of toying with Grayson and Jameson by making it appear as if she had returned to them. (Various chapters)

3. He believes that his grandfather used the date of Emily’s death as part of the game and that Avery received the inheritance because her birthday is the same day. (Chapter 77)

Chapter 81-Epilogue

Reading Check

1. Skye (Chapter 85)

2. Harry; the homeless man (Chapter 91)

Short Answer

1. Jameson admits that he followed Grayson and Emily the night she died. He said he saw her gasp and thought she was being dramatic to get his attention. Jameson walked away, and Emily died. Tobias wanted Jameson to tell Grayson, but he wouldn’t. (Chapter 86)

2. He was asked by Tobias to keep the brothers playing. (Chapter 88)