The Case of Pablo's Nose
  • 1. We could barely hear the old man as he __________ to himself.
A) alibi
B) retorted
C) muttered
D) sculptor
  • 2. Her body was __________ every day because of her new exercise program.
A) sculptor
B) alibi
C) straightaway
D) strengthening
  • 3. When people say what Oliver carved out of stone, they called him a great ____________.
A) sculptor
B) mutter
C) alibi
D) retort
  • 4. Rather than wait until later, I want you to do your chores _____________.
A) strengthening
B) mutter
C) retorted
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) 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) the original nose from the statue
C) a drawing of Abraham Lincoln's nose
D) Encyclopedia Brown's nose
  • 8. What is Pablo's first step in sculpting the new nose?
A) leaving the sculpture outside to weather
B) mixing the stone with special glue
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) is the luckiest person in town
B) has a good sense of smell
C) thinks he will win the contest
D) has the biggest nose in Idaville
  • 10. Pablo uses photographs of Abraham Lincoln because he _________.
A) wants to be a photographer
B) likes Abe Lincoln's nose
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 works hard as a doctor doing plastic surgery on people.
B) The nose Pablo made is excellent
C) He is a doctor who fixes people's noses
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 red shirt.
B) She does not have a purple bicycle.
C) She and Joan are at camp in North Carolina.
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 owns a purple bicycle.
C) She has a blue shirt.
D) She entered the nose contest.
  • 14. What is Desmoana's biggest alibi?
A) She was at camp that day.
B) She was at home when the robbery took place.
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 saying she's not interested in bikes anymore
B) by hiding her bicycle behind the water heater
C) by not being good at riding a bike
D) by doing tricks on her bicycle
  • 17. Why does Pablo's nose win the New Nose Now contest?
A) The nose is found.
B) He is Idaville's greatest artist.
C) His nose is the only one in the contest.
D) His nose is a masterpiece.
  • 18. Which best describes Encyclopedia Brown?
A) jumps to conclusions
B) wants everyone to be honest
C) thinks things through carefully
D) is not willing to try new things
  • 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 wanted her nose to win
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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