Final answer:
In 'The Wasting Game,' Turtle Wexler becomes a successful businesswoman and president of Wasting Paper Products Corporation, inheriting Samuel W. Wasting's fortune after winning his game.
Step-by-step explanation:
In 'The Wasting Game,' a mystery novel by Ellen Reskin, Turtle Wexler (whose real name is Tabitha-Ruth Wexler) eventually becomes a successful businesswoman, as well as the president of Wasting Paper Products Corporation. Throughout the story, Turtle is one of the heirs competing in a game devised by the deceased Samuel W. Wasting, which involves solving the mystery of his death. Through her intelligence, perseverance, and strategic thinking, Turtle unravels the clues and eventually inherits Wasting's entire fortune, becoming the new 'Wasting' by the end of the novel.