The Case of Pablo's Nose
  • 1. We could barely hear the old man as he __________ to himself.
A) retorted
B) muttered
C) alibi
D) sculptor
  • 2. Her body was __________ every day because of her new exercise program.
A) sculptor
B) strengthening
C) straightaway
D) alibi
  • 3. When people say what Oliver carved out of stone, they called him a great ____________.
A) retort
B) mutter
C) alibi
D) sculptor
  • 4. Rather than wait until later, I want you to do your chores _____________.
A) strengthening
B) retorted
C) straightaway
D) mutter
  • 5. When the woman was wrongly accused, she ___________ that she was innocent.
A) retorted
B) whistled
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) alibi
C) sculptor
D) strengthening
  • 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) a drawing of Abraham Lincoln's nose
D) the nose that Pablo sculpted for the contest
  • 8. What is Pablo's first step in sculpting the new nose?
A) leaving the sculpture outside to weather
B) shaping the mixture into a copy of the wax model
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 the biggest nose in Idaville
C) thinks he will win the contest
D) has a good sense of smell
  • 10. Pablo uses photographs of Abraham Lincoln because he _________.
A) likes Abe Lincoln's nose
B) wants to be a photographer
C) wants to make the nose look realistic
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 is a doctor who fixes people's noses
B) The nose Pablo made is excellent
C) He works hard as a doctor doing plastic surgery on people.
D) The nose is not the right color or texture.
  • 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 does not have a red shirt.
C) She is in Maine for the summer with her grandparents.
D) She and Joan are at camp in North Carolina.
  • 13. Why is Desmoana Lowry a suspect?
A) She entered the nose contest.
B) She owns a purple bicycle.
C) She is jealous of Pablo.
D) She has a blue shirt.
  • 14. What is Desmoana's biggest alibi?
A) She is wearing a red shirt.
B) She was at home when the robbery took place.
C) She was at camp that day.
D) She has not ridden her bicycle for nearly a year.
  • 15. What is this story mostly about?
A) Pablo Pizzaro, Idaville's greatest artist
B) Encyclopedia Brown's detective service
C) catching a thief
D) Abraham Lincoln's nose
  • 16. How does Desmoana show she's guilty?
A) by saying she's not interested in bikes anymore
B) by hiding her bicycle behind the water heater
C) by doing tricks on her bicycle
D) by not being good at riding a bike
  • 17. Why does Pablo's nose win the New Nose Now contest?
A) The nose is found.
B) His nose is a masterpiece.
C) He is Idaville's greatest artist.
D) His nose is the only one in the contest.
  • 18. Which best describes Encyclopedia Brown?
A) is not willing to try new things
B) thinks things through carefully
C) wants everyone to be honest
D) jumps to conclusions
  • 19. Why does Desmoana steal Pablo's nose?
A) She wanted her nose to win
B) She has been jealous of Pablo ever since he beat her in a drawing contest.
C) She thought the nose was not the right size
D) She thought it was a birdhouse
  • 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 didn't learn anything.
D) He should not leave artwork in the front yard.
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