The Case of Pablo's Nose
  • 1. We could barely hear the old man as he __________ to himself.
A) alibi
B) muttered
C) sculptor
D) retorted
  • 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) sculptor
C) mutter
D) alibi
  • 4. Rather than wait until later, I want you to do your chores _____________.
A) mutter
B) retorted
C) strengthening
D) straightaway
  • 5. When the woman was wrongly accused, she ___________ that she was innocent.
A) sculptor
B) whistled
C) retorted
D) straightaway
  • 6. Ben's ____________ was that he had been working at home, but no one else had seen him there.
A) strengthening
B) scholarship
C) sculptor
D) alibi
  • 7. When Pablo says, "My nose. It's been stolen!" he means _____________.
A) a drawing of Abraham Lincoln's nose
B) Encyclopedia Brown's nose
C) the nose that Pablo sculpted for the contest
D) the original nose from the statue
  • 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) thinks he will win the contest
B) has a good sense of smell
C) has the biggest nose in Idaville
D) is the luckiest person in town
  • 10. Pablo uses photographs of Abraham Lincoln because he _________.
A) wants to be a photographer
B) wants to make the nose look realistic
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) The nose is not the right color or texture.
B) He is a doctor who fixes people's noses
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 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 entered the nose contest.
D) She owns a purple bicycle.
  • 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) Pablo Pizzaro, Idaville's greatest artist
D) Encyclopedia Brown's detective service
  • 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) He is Idaville's greatest artist.
B) His nose is the only one in the contest.
C) The nose is found.
D) His nose is a masterpiece.
  • 18. Which best describes Encyclopedia Brown?
A) thinks things through carefully
B) is not willing to try new things
C) jumps to conclusions
D) wants everyone to be honest
  • 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 wanted her nose to win
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 leave artwork in the front yard.
B) He should not brag so much about his talent.
C) He didn't learn anything.
D) He should not have entered the contest.
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