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The Westing Game

by Ellen Raskin

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Who was injured during the second explosion in The Westing Game?

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Sydelle Pulaski is hurt during the second bomb in The Westing Game, which goes off in Mr. Hoo's Chinese restaurant. Fortunately, it's just a fracture and not a serious injury, but it's still quite painful all the same.

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The second bomb to explode in The Westing Game goes off in Mr. Hoo's Chinese restaurant. At first, no one's quite sure what's happened. Grace Wexler claims it's a mishap and is nothing for anyone to worry about. Otis Amber jokes that it's just a Chinese New Year celebration. But when Mr. Hoo leans through the kitchen doorway, he confirms that a bomb has just gone off and that someone needs to call for an ambulance.

As it turns out, Sydelle Pulaski has been injured by the blast. While everyone's waiting for the paramedics to arrive, Madame Hoo tries to make Sydelle comfortable on the floor, which is now strewn with debris from the explosion. Sydelle tells Angela not to look so worried, because she's alright.

Even so, Sydelle's still in pain. When the paramedics arrive, one of them tells Sydelle that it looks like she's sustained a fracture in her right ankle. It's bad enough for Sydelle that she's been injured—worse still that she's been drenched by the overhead sprinkler and covered in noodles. But what she really hates is being carried past everyone to the ambulance on a stretcher. It would seem that Sydelle's pride has been hurt a lot more than her ankle.

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