The Case of Pablo's Nose
  • 1. We could barely hear the old man as he __________ to himself.
A) sculptor
B) retorted
C) alibi
D) muttered
  • 2. Her body was __________ every day because of her new exercise program.
A) straightaway
B) alibi
C) sculptor
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) strengthening
B) retorted
C) straightaway
D) mutter
  • 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) scholarship
B) sculptor
C) alibi
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) mixing the stone with special glue
B) shaping the mixture into a copy of the wax model
C) leaving the sculpture outside to weather
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) has a good sense of smell
B) has the biggest nose in Idaville
C) thinks he will win the contest
D) is the luckiest person in town
  • 10. Pablo uses photographs of Abraham Lincoln because he _________.
A) wants to be a photographer
B) doesn't know how to make a nose
C) likes Abe Lincoln's nose
D) wants to make the nose look realistic
  • 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 is not the right color or texture.
C) He works hard as a doctor doing plastic surgery on people.
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 red shirt.
B) She and Joan are at camp in North Carolina.
C) She is in Maine for the summer with her grandparents.
D) She does not have a purple bicycle.
  • 13. Why is Desmoana Lowry a suspect?
A) She is jealous of Pablo.
B) She entered the nose contest.
C) She has a blue shirt.
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 home when the robbery took place.
C) She is wearing a red shirt.
D) She was at camp that day.
  • 15. What is this story mostly about?
A) Abraham Lincoln's nose
B) Encyclopedia Brown's detective service
C) Pablo Pizzaro, Idaville's greatest artist
D) catching a thief
  • 16. How does Desmoana show she's guilty?
A) by doing tricks on her bicycle
B) by not being good at riding a bike
C) by hiding her bicycle behind the water heater
D) by saying she's not interested in bikes anymore
  • 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) is not willing to try new things
B) wants everyone to be honest
C) thinks things through carefully
D) jumps to conclusions
  • 19. Why does Desmoana steal Pablo's nose?
A) She thought the nose was not the right size
B) She has been jealous of Pablo ever since he beat her in a drawing contest.
C) She thought it was a birdhouse
D) She wanted her nose to win
  • 20. What lesson can Pablo learn from this?
A) He didn't learn anything.
B) He should not leave artwork in the front yard.
C) He should not brag so much about his talent.
D) He should not have entered the contest.
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