The Case of Pablo's Nose

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

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

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

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

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) straightaway
B) strengthening
C) mutter
D) retorted

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

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

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

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

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

A) the nose that Pablo sculpted for the contest
B) Encyclopedia Brown's nose
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) mixing the stone with special glue
C) leaving the sculpture outside to weather
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) has a good sense of smell
B) is the luckiest person in town
C) has the biggest nose in Idaville
D) thinks he will win the contest

10. Pablo uses photographs of Abraham Lincoln because he _________.

A) doesn't know how to make a nose
B) likes Abe Lincoln's nose
C) wants to make the nose look realistic
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) He is a doctor who fixes people's noses
C) The nose is not the right color or texture.
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 is in Maine for the summer with her grandparents.
C) She does not have a purple bicycle.
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 has a blue shirt.
C) She is jealous of Pablo.
D) She owns a purple bicycle.

14. What is Desmoana's biggest alibi?

A) She was at camp that day.
B) She has not ridden her bicycle for nearly a year.
C) She is wearing a red shirt.
D) She was at home when the robbery took place.

15. What is this story mostly about?

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

16. How does Desmoana show she's guilty?

A) by hiding her bicycle behind the water heater
B) by doing tricks on her bicycle
C) by saying she's not interested in bikes anymore
D) by not being good at riding a bike

17. Why does Pablo's nose win the New Nose Now contest?

A) His nose is the only one in the contest.
B) His nose is a masterpiece.
C) He is Idaville's greatest artist.
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) wants everyone to be honest
D) jumps to conclusions

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 the nose was not the right size
C) She wanted her nose to win
D) She thought it was a birdhouse

20. What lesson can Pablo learn from this?

A) He should not brag so much about his talent.
B) He should not leave artwork in the front yard.
C) He should not have entered the contest.
D) He didn't learn anything.

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