The Case of Pablo's Nose

1. We could barely hear the old man as he __________ to himself.

A) alibi
B) retorted
C) sculptor
D) muttered

2. Her body was __________ every day because of her new exercise program.

A) strengthening
B) alibi
C) sculptor
D) straightaway

3. When people say what Oliver carved out of stone, they called him a great ____________.

A) mutter
B) sculptor
C) retort
D) alibi

4. Rather than wait until later, I want you to do your chores _____________.

A) mutter
B) retorted
C) strengthening
D) straightaway

5. When the woman was wrongly accused, she ___________ that she was innocent.

A) retorted
B) whistled
C) straightaway
D) sculptor

6. Ben's ____________ was that he had been working at home, but no one else had seen him there.

A) alibi
B) scholarship
C) strengthening
D) sculptor

7. When Pablo says, "My nose. It's been stolen!" he means _____________.

A) Encyclopedia Brown's nose
B) the original nose from the statue
C) the nose that Pablo sculpted for the contest
D) a drawing of Abraham Lincoln's nose

8. What is Pablo's first step in sculpting the new nose?

A) shaping the mixture into a copy of the wax model
B) leaving the sculpture outside to weather
C) Making a mold of the statue's face
D) mixing the stone with special glue

9. When Pablo says he thought he "had a good chance of nosing out everyone," he means that he ______________.

A) is the luckiest person in town
B) has a good sense of smell
C) has the biggest nose in Idaville
D) thinks he will win the contest

10. Pablo uses photographs of Abraham Lincoln because he _________.

A) wants to be a photographer
B) doesn't know how to make a nose
C) wants to make the nose look realistic
D) likes Abe Lincoln's nose

11. What does Sally mean when mean when she tells Pablo that he is "a regular plastic surgeon"?

A) The nose is not the right color or texture.
B) He works hard as a doctor doing plastic surgery on people.
C) The nose Pablo made is excellent
D) He is a doctor who fixes people's noses

12. Why do the detectives know that Martha Katz could not have taken the nose?

A) She is in Maine for the summer with her grandparents.
B) She and Joan are at camp in North Carolina.
C) She does not have a red shirt.
D) She does not have a purple bicycle.

13. Why is Desmoana Lowry a suspect?

A) She owns a purple bicycle.
B) She is jealous of Pablo.
C) She entered the nose contest.
D) She has a blue shirt.

14. What is Desmoana's biggest alibi?

A) She has not ridden her bicycle for nearly a year.
B) She is wearing a red shirt.
C) She was at camp that day.
D) She was at home when the robbery took place.

15. What is this story mostly about?

A) Abraham Lincoln's nose
B) Pablo Pizzaro, Idaville's greatest artist
C) Encyclopedia Brown's detective service
D) catching a thief

16. How does Desmoana show she's guilty?

A) by doing tricks on her bicycle
B) by saying she's not interested in bikes anymore
C) by not being good at riding a bike
D) by hiding her bicycle behind the water heater

17. Why does Pablo's nose win the New Nose Now contest?

A) The nose is found.
B) His nose is a masterpiece.
C) His nose is the only one in the contest.
D) He is Idaville's greatest artist.

18. Which best describes Encyclopedia Brown?

A) is not willing to try new things
B) wants everyone to be honest
C) thinks things through carefully
D) jumps to conclusions

19. Why does Desmoana steal Pablo's nose?

A) She thought it was a birdhouse
B) She wanted her nose to win
C) She has been jealous of Pablo ever since he beat her in a drawing contest.
D) She thought the nose was not the right size

20. What lesson can Pablo learn from this?

A) He should not have entered the contest.
B) He should not brag so much about his talent.
C) He should not leave artwork in the front yard.
D) He didn't learn anything.

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