The Case of Pablo's Nose

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

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

2. Her body was __________ every day because of her new exercise program.

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

3. When people say what Oliver carved out of stone, they called him a great ____________.

A) retort
B) mutter
C) sculptor
D) alibi

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A) Encyclopedia Brown's nose
B) the nose that Pablo sculpted for the contest
C) the original nose from the statue
D) a drawing of Abraham Lincoln's nose

8. What is Pablo's first step in sculpting the new nose?

A) mixing the stone with special glue
B) leaving the sculpture outside to weather
C) Making a mold of the statue's face
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) is the luckiest person in town
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) likes Abe Lincoln's nose
C) doesn't know how to make a nose
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) He works hard as a doctor doing plastic surgery on people.
B) The nose is not the right color or texture.
C) The nose Pablo made is excellent
D) He is a doctor who fixes people's noses

12. Why do the detectives know that Martha Katz could not have taken the nose?

A) She is in Maine for the summer with her grandparents.
B) She does not have a purple bicycle.
C) She and Joan are at camp in North Carolina.
D) She does not have a red shirt.

13. Why is Desmoana Lowry a suspect?

A) She entered the nose contest.
B) She is jealous of Pablo.
C) She owns a purple bicycle.
D) She has a blue shirt.

14. What is Desmoana's biggest alibi?

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

15. What is this story mostly about?

A) Encyclopedia Brown's detective service
B) Abraham Lincoln's nose
C) Pablo Pizzaro, Idaville's greatest artist
D) catching a thief

16. How does Desmoana show she's guilty?

A) by not being good at riding a bike
B) by saying she's not interested in bikes anymore
C) by doing tricks on her bicycle
D) by hiding her bicycle behind the water heater

17. Why does Pablo's nose win the New Nose Now contest?

A) He is Idaville's greatest artist.
B) The nose is found.
C) His nose is the only one in the contest.
D) His nose is a masterpiece.

18. Which best describes Encyclopedia Brown?

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

19. Why does Desmoana steal Pablo's nose?

A) She thought the nose was not the right size
B) She thought it was a birdhouse
C) She wanted her nose to win
D) She has been jealous of Pablo ever since he beat her in a drawing contest.

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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