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What does Chris want most from Denton?
Chris wants Deere to keep visiting and keep playing the game as a teammate. His partner would have to visit him a next time, and a next time, as long as he didn’t sign the check. “Now, about signing the check,” Denton Deere said.
What disease does Chris Theodorakis have?
Pair Three. Christos “Chris” Theodorakis is a 15-year-old boy who uses a wheelchair due to degenerative muscle disease.
What help does Denton offer to Chris?
What help does Denton hold out for Chris? Denton gets Chris medical help for his medical condition.
Who was Chris in The Westing Game?
Theodorakis
Chris Theodorakis is George and Catherine’s the 15-year-old son and Theo’s younger brother. He’s one of Sam Westing’s 16 potential heirs.
Who is Denton Deere’s partner?
Chris
Deere is paired with Chris. Dr. Deere starts off as somewhat callous—he says he’s not a caretaker, and he’s not there to give medical advice, and he also keeps asking Chris to sign over the money.
What was Denton Deere’s diagnosis when Mr Hoo claimed that the tea might be poisoned?
When Mr. Hoo claims that the tea might be poisoned, Dr. Denton Deere diagnoses “paranoia”. His diagnosis in this case is rather obvious, as the doorman, Sandy McSouthers, who is “pacing the room” at the time of Deere’s comment, points out.
What is Chris Theodorakis handicap?
Dr. Deere defines it as “pyramidal tract involvement” (5.31), and what that seems to mean for Chris is that he’s in a wheelchair, doesn’t have control over his body, and has trouble speaking.
How is Denton Deere related to Sam Westing?
Denton Deere is Angela’s fiancé and an intern in plastic surgery at the local hospital. He’s one of Sam Westing’s 16 potential heirs. A smarmy, pompous, and self-important man, Deere is constantly diagnosing the conditions of others and offering unsolicited (and incorrect or impractical) medical advice.
How does Chris feel at the prospect of being kidnapped by Doctor Deere?
How does Chris feel at the prospect of being “kidnapped” by Doctor Deere? He feels that he hasn’t had so much fun in years. He thinks maybe he is being taken hostage for ransom money.
What type of doctor is Denton Deere?
neurologist
“Hello, Angela.” Denton Deere had grown a thick moustache. He was a neurologist.
Who does JJ Ford call in The Westing Game?
Chapter 26: Turtle’s Trial, Part I Sikes, Westing’s friend, as the limping person he saw go into the mansion. She next calls on Otis Amber, in reality a private investigator who worked for Sam Westing, Barney Northrup, and Judge Ford.
Why is Dr Deere take Chris to the hospital?
Yet, later in the novel, he seems to soften, and comes up with the idea to take Chris in to the hospital for a revolutionary new medicine that might help his condition. He does this out of the kindness of his heart and seems to forget about the money that’s at stake.