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) mutter
B) alibi
C) retort
D) sculptor

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) straightaway
C) sculptor
D) whistled

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

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

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

A) the nose that Pablo sculpted for the contest
B) Encyclopedia Brown's nose
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) Making a mold of the statue's face
C) shaping the mixture into a copy of the wax model
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) is the luckiest person in town
D) has the biggest nose in Idaville

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

A) wants to be a photographer
B) wants to make the nose look realistic
C) likes Abe Lincoln's nose
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) The nose Pablo made is excellent
B) He is a doctor who fixes people's noses
C) He works hard as a doctor doing plastic surgery on people.
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 is in Maine for the summer with her grandparents.
B) She does not have a red shirt.
C) She and Joan are at camp in North Carolina.
D) She does not have a purple bicycle.

13. Why is Desmoana Lowry a suspect?

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

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 camp that day.
D) She was at home when the robbery took place.

15. What is this story mostly about?

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

16. How does Desmoana show she's guilty?

A) by doing tricks on her bicycle
B) by not being good at riding a bike
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) His nose is a masterpiece.
B) He is Idaville's greatest artist.
C) His nose is the only one in the contest.
D) The nose is found.

18. Which best describes Encyclopedia Brown?

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

19. Why does Desmoana steal Pablo's nose?

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

20. What lesson can Pablo learn from this?

A) He should not brag so much about his talent.
B) He should not have entered the contest.
C) He should not leave artwork in the front yard.
D) He didn't learn anything.

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