The Case of Pablo's Nose

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A) Encyclopedia Brown's nose
B) the nose that Pablo sculpted for the contest
C) the original nose from the statue
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) 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) doesn't know how to make a nose
B) wants to make the nose look realistic
C) likes Abe Lincoln's 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) The nose Pablo made is excellent
B) The nose is not the right color or texture.
C) He works hard as a doctor doing plastic surgery on people.
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 and Joan are at camp in North Carolina.
B) She does not have a red shirt.
C) She does not have a purple bicycle.
D) She is in Maine for the summer with her grandparents.

13. Why is Desmoana Lowry a suspect?

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

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 has not ridden her bicycle for nearly a year.
D) She is wearing a red shirt.

15. What is this story mostly about?

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

16. How does Desmoana show she's guilty?

A) by not being good at riding a bike
B) by doing tricks on her bicycle
C) by saying she's not interested in bikes anymore
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 a masterpiece.
B) His nose is the only one in the contest.
C) The nose is found.
D) He is Idaville's greatest artist.

18. Which best describes Encyclopedia Brown?

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

19. Why does Desmoana steal Pablo's nose?

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

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 leave artwork in the front yard.
D) He should not brag so much about his talent.

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