The Case of Pablo's Nose

1. We could barely hear the old man as he __________ to himself.

A) alibi
B) sculptor
C) muttered
D) retorted

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) mutter
B) sculptor
C) retort
D) alibi

4. Rather than wait until later, I want you to do your chores _____________.

A) mutter
B) retorted
C) straightaway
D) strengthening

5. When the woman was wrongly accused, she ___________ that she was innocent.

A) sculptor
B) retorted
C) straightaway
D) whistled

6. Ben's ____________ was that he had been working at home, but no one else had seen him there.

A) strengthening
B) sculptor
C) scholarship
D) alibi

7. When Pablo says, "My nose. It's been stolen!" he means _____________.

A) the nose that Pablo sculpted for the contest
B) a drawing of Abraham Lincoln's nose
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) leaving the sculpture outside to weather
B) Making a mold of the statue's face
C) mixing the stone with special glue
D) shaping the mixture into a copy of the wax model

9. When Pablo says he thought he "had a good chance of nosing out everyone," he means that he ______________.

A) has the biggest nose in Idaville
B) thinks he will win the contest
C) is the luckiest person in town
D) has a good sense of smell

10. Pablo uses photographs of Abraham Lincoln because he _________.

A) doesn't know how to make a nose
B) likes Abe Lincoln's nose
C) wants to make the nose look realistic
D) wants to be a photographer

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 purple bicycle.
B) She does not have a red shirt.
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 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 is wearing a red shirt.
B) She has not ridden her bicycle for nearly a year.
C) She was at camp that day.
D) She was at home when the robbery took place.

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 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) His nose is a masterpiece.
D) The nose is found.

18. Which best describes Encyclopedia Brown?

A) thinks things through carefully
B) jumps to conclusions
C) is not willing to try new things
D) wants everyone to be honest

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 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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