The Case of Pablo's Nose

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

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

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

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

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) retorted
B) straightaway
C) strengthening
D) mutter

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

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

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

A) strengthening
B) scholarship
C) sculptor
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) shaping the mixture into a copy of the wax model
B) Making a mold of the statue's face
C) leaving the sculpture outside to weather
D) mixing the stone with special glue

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 a good sense of smell
C) has the biggest nose in Idaville
D) thinks he will win the contest

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

A) likes Abe Lincoln's nose
B) wants to be a photographer
C) doesn't know how to make a nose
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) He works hard as a doctor doing plastic surgery on people.
B) He is a doctor who fixes people's noses
C) The nose is not the right color or texture.
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 purple bicycle.
B) She is in Maine for the summer with her grandparents.
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 has a blue shirt.
B) She is jealous of Pablo.
C) She entered the nose contest.
D) She owns a purple bicycle.

14. What is Desmoana's biggest alibi?

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

15. What is this story mostly about?

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

16. How does Desmoana show she's guilty?

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

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

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

18. Which best describes Encyclopedia Brown?

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

19. Why does Desmoana steal Pablo's nose?

A) She wanted her nose to win
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 thought the nose was not the right size

20. What lesson can Pablo learn from this?

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

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