The Case of Pablo's Nose
  • 1. We could barely hear the old man as he __________ to himself.
A) alibi
B) sculptor
C) retorted
D) muttered
  • 2. Her body was __________ every day because of her new exercise program.
A) strengthening
B) sculptor
C) straightaway
D) alibi
  • 3. When people say what Oliver carved out of stone, they called him a great ____________.
A) sculptor
B) mutter
C) retort
D) alibi
  • 4. Rather than wait until later, I want you to do your chores _____________.
A) retorted
B) mutter
C) straightaway
D) strengthening
  • 5. When the woman was wrongly accused, she ___________ that she was innocent.
A) retorted
B) sculptor
C) straightaway
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) strengthening
D) alibi
  • 7. When Pablo says, "My nose. It's been stolen!" he means _____________.
A) a drawing of Abraham Lincoln's nose
B) the nose that Pablo sculpted for the contest
C) the original nose from the statue
D) Encyclopedia Brown's nose
  • 8. What is Pablo's first step in sculpting the new nose?
A) shaping the mixture into a copy of the wax model
B) mixing the stone with special glue
C) Making a mold of the statue's face
D) leaving the sculpture outside to weather
  • 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) thinks he will win the contest
C) has the biggest nose in Idaville
D) is the luckiest person in town
  • 10. Pablo uses photographs of Abraham Lincoln because he _________.
A) likes Abe Lincoln's nose
B) doesn't know how to make a nose
C) wants to be a photographer
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) The nose is not the right color or texture.
B) He works hard as a doctor doing plastic surgery on people.
C) He is a doctor who fixes people's noses
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 does not have a purple bicycle.
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 has a blue shirt.
B) She entered the nose contest.
C) She owns a purple bicycle.
D) She is jealous of Pablo.
  • 14. What is Desmoana's biggest alibi?
A) She has not ridden her bicycle for nearly a year.
B) She is wearing a red shirt.
C) She was at home when the robbery took place.
D) She was at camp that day.
  • 15. What is this story mostly about?
A) Pablo Pizzaro, Idaville's greatest artist
B) catching a thief
C) Encyclopedia Brown's detective service
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) The nose is found.
C) His nose is a masterpiece.
D) He is Idaville's greatest artist.
  • 18. Which best describes Encyclopedia Brown?
A) jumps to conclusions
B) is not willing to try new things
C) thinks things through carefully
D) wants everyone to be honest
  • 19. Why does Desmoana steal Pablo's nose?
A) She thought it was a birdhouse
B) She wanted her nose to win
C) She has been jealous of Pablo ever since he beat her in a drawing contest.
D) She thought the nose was not the right size
  • 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 didn't learn anything.
D) He should not have entered the contest.
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