The Case of Pablo's Nose
  • 1. We could barely hear the old man as he __________ to himself.
A) sculptor
B) alibi
C) muttered
D) retorted
  • 2. Her body was __________ every day because of her new exercise program.
A) alibi
B) strengthening
C) straightaway
D) sculptor
  • 3. When people say what Oliver carved out of stone, they called him a great ____________.
A) alibi
B) retort
C) mutter
D) sculptor
  • 4. Rather than wait until later, I want you to do your chores _____________.
A) strengthening
B) retorted
C) mutter
D) straightaway
  • 5. When the woman was wrongly accused, she ___________ that she was innocent.
A) sculptor
B) straightaway
C) retorted
D) whistled
  • 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 original nose from the statue
B) a drawing of Abraham Lincoln's nose
C) the nose that Pablo sculpted for the contest
D) Encyclopedia Brown's nose
  • 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) is the luckiest person in town
B) has the biggest nose in Idaville
C) has a good sense of smell
D) thinks he will win the contest
  • 10. Pablo uses photographs of Abraham Lincoln because he _________.
A) wants to make the nose look realistic
B) doesn't know how to make a nose
C) wants to be a photographer
D) likes Abe Lincoln's nose
  • 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 works hard as a doctor doing plastic surgery on people.
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 and Joan are at camp in North Carolina.
B) She does not have a purple bicycle.
C) She is in Maine for the summer with her grandparents.
D) She does not have a red shirt.
  • 13. Why is Desmoana Lowry a suspect?
A) She has a blue shirt.
B) She owns a purple bicycle.
C) She entered the nose contest.
D) She is jealous of Pablo.
  • 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 is wearing a red shirt.
D) She has not ridden her bicycle for nearly a year.
  • 15. What is this story mostly about?
A) catching a thief
B) Pablo Pizzaro, Idaville's greatest artist
C) Encyclopedia Brown's detective service
D) Abraham Lincoln's nose
  • 16. How does Desmoana show she's guilty?
A) by not being good at riding a bike
B) by doing tricks on her bicycle
C) by saying she's not interested in bikes anymore
D) by hiding her bicycle behind the water heater
  • 17. Why does Pablo's nose win the New Nose Now contest?
A) The nose is found.
B) His nose is the only one in the contest.
C) His nose is a masterpiece.
D) He is Idaville's greatest artist.
  • 18. Which best describes Encyclopedia Brown?
A) is not willing to try new things
B) thinks things through carefully
C) jumps to conclusions
D) wants everyone to be honest
  • 19. Why does Desmoana steal Pablo's nose?
A) She thought it was a birdhouse
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 the nose was not the right size
  • 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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