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