The Case of Pablo's Nose
  • 1. We could barely hear the old man as he __________ to himself.
A) muttered
B) retorted
C) sculptor
D) alibi
  • 2. Her body was __________ every day because of her new exercise program.
A) alibi
B) sculptor
C) strengthening
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) straightaway
B) mutter
C) strengthening
D) retorted
  • 5. When the woman was wrongly accused, she ___________ that she was innocent.
A) retorted
B) sculptor
C) whistled
D) straightaway
  • 6. Ben's ____________ was that he had been working at home, but no one else had seen him there.
A) sculptor
B) alibi
C) scholarship
D) strengthening
  • 7. When Pablo says, "My nose. It's been stolen!" he means _____________.
A) the original nose from the statue
B) a drawing of Abraham Lincoln's nose
C) the nose that Pablo sculpted for the contest
D) Encyclopedia Brown's nose
  • 8. What is Pablo's first step in sculpting the new nose?
A) Making a mold of the statue's face
B) leaving the sculpture outside to weather
C) mixing the stone with special glue
D) shaping the mixture into a copy of the wax model
  • 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) likes Abe Lincoln's nose
B) wants to make the nose look realistic
C) doesn't know how to make a nose
D) wants to be a photographer
  • 11. What does Sally mean when mean when she tells Pablo that he is "a regular plastic surgeon"?
A) He is a doctor who fixes people's noses
B) He works hard as a doctor doing plastic surgery on people.
C) The nose is not the right color or texture.
D) The nose Pablo made is excellent
  • 12. Why do the detectives know that Martha Katz could not have taken the nose?
A) She and Joan are at camp in North Carolina.
B) She does not have a purple bicycle.
C) She does not have a red shirt.
D) She is in Maine for the summer with her grandparents.
  • 13. Why is Desmoana Lowry a suspect?
A) She entered the nose contest.
B) She is jealous of Pablo.
C) She has a blue shirt.
D) She owns a purple bicycle.
  • 14. What is Desmoana's biggest alibi?
A) She has not ridden her bicycle for nearly a year.
B) She was at home when the robbery took place.
C) She is wearing a red shirt.
D) She was at camp that day.
  • 15. What is this story mostly about?
A) Abraham Lincoln's nose
B) Encyclopedia Brown's detective service
C) catching a thief
D) Pablo Pizzaro, Idaville's greatest artist
  • 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) His nose is the only one in the contest.
B) The nose is found.
C) He is Idaville's greatest artist.
D) His nose is a masterpiece.
  • 18. Which best describes Encyclopedia Brown?
A) is not willing to try new things
B) jumps to conclusions
C) thinks things through carefully
D) wants everyone to be honest
  • 19. Why does Desmoana steal Pablo's nose?
A) She has been jealous of Pablo ever since he beat her in a drawing contest.
B) She thought it was a birdhouse
C) She wanted her nose to win
D) She thought the nose was not the right size
  • 20. What lesson can Pablo learn from this?
A) He didn't learn anything.
B) He should not brag so much about his talent.
C) He should not have entered the contest.
D) He should not leave artwork in the front yard.
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