The Case of Pablo's Nose
  • 1. We could barely hear the old man as he __________ to himself.
A) sculptor
B) retorted
C) muttered
D) alibi
  • 2. Her body was __________ every day because of her new exercise program.
A) sculptor
B) straightaway
C) alibi
D) strengthening
  • 3. When people say what Oliver carved out of stone, they called him a great ____________.
A) retort
B) mutter
C) sculptor
D) alibi
  • 4. Rather than wait until later, I want you to do your chores _____________.
A) retorted
B) mutter
C) strengthening
D) straightaway
  • 5. When the woman was wrongly accused, she ___________ that she was innocent.
A) sculptor
B) retorted
C) straightaway
D) whistled
  • 6. Ben's ____________ was that he had been working at home, but no one else had seen him there.
A) strengthening
B) sculptor
C) alibi
D) scholarship
  • 7. When Pablo says, "My nose. It's been stolen!" he means _____________.
A) the nose that Pablo sculpted for the contest
B) the original nose from the statue
C) Encyclopedia Brown's nose
D) a drawing of Abraham Lincoln's nose
  • 8. What is Pablo's first step in sculpting the new nose?
A) Making a mold of the statue's face
B) shaping the mixture into a copy of the wax model
C) leaving the sculpture outside to weather
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) has the biggest nose in Idaville
B) thinks he will win the contest
C) has a good sense of smell
D) is the luckiest person in town
  • 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) likes Abe Lincoln's nose
D) wants to make the nose look realistic
  • 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) The nose is not the right color or texture.
C) The nose Pablo made is excellent
D) He works hard as a doctor doing plastic surgery on people.
  • 12. Why do the detectives know that Martha Katz could not have taken the nose?
A) She does not have a red shirt.
B) She and Joan are at camp in North Carolina.
C) She is in Maine for the summer with her grandparents.
D) She does not have a purple bicycle.
  • 13. Why is Desmoana Lowry a suspect?
A) She is jealous of Pablo.
B) She owns a purple bicycle.
C) She entered the nose contest.
D) She has a blue shirt.
  • 14. What is Desmoana's biggest alibi?
A) She was at home when the robbery took place.
B) She was at camp that day.
C) She is wearing a red shirt.
D) She has not ridden her bicycle for nearly a year.
  • 15. What is this story mostly about?
A) Abraham Lincoln's nose
B) catching a thief
C) Encyclopedia Brown's detective service
D) Pablo Pizzaro, Idaville's greatest artist
  • 16. How does Desmoana show she's guilty?
A) by hiding her bicycle behind the water heater
B) by not being good at riding a bike
C) by saying she's not interested in bikes anymore
D) by doing tricks on her bicycle
  • 17. Why does Pablo's nose win the New Nose Now contest?
A) The nose is found.
B) His nose is the only one in the contest.
C) He is Idaville's greatest artist.
D) His nose is a masterpiece.
  • 18. Which best describes Encyclopedia Brown?
A) wants everyone to be honest
B) is not willing to try new things
C) jumps to conclusions
D) thinks things through carefully
  • 19. Why does Desmoana steal Pablo's nose?
A) She wanted her nose to win
B) She thought the nose was not the right size
C) She thought it was a birdhouse
D) She has been jealous of Pablo ever since he beat her in a drawing contest.
  • 20. What lesson can Pablo learn from this?
A) He should not have entered the contest.
B) He didn't learn anything.
C) He should not brag so much about his talent.
D) He should not leave artwork in the front yard.
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