The Case of Pablo's Nose

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A) Making a mold of the statue's face
B) mixing the stone with special glue
C) leaving the sculpture outside to weather
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) thinks he will win the contest
B) has the biggest nose in Idaville
C) has a good sense of smell
D) is the luckiest person in town

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

A) wants to make the nose look realistic
B) wants to be a photographer
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 is not the right color or texture.
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 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 does not have a red shirt.
D) She and Joan are at camp in North Carolina.

13. Why is Desmoana Lowry a suspect?

A) She has a blue shirt.
B) She entered the nose contest.
C) She owns a purple bicycle.
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) Pablo Pizzaro, Idaville's greatest artist
B) Abraham Lincoln's nose
C) catching a thief
D) Encyclopedia Brown's detective service

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

18. Which best describes Encyclopedia Brown?

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

19. Why does Desmoana steal Pablo's nose?

A) She has been jealous of Pablo ever since he beat her in a drawing contest.
B) She thought it was a birdhouse
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 didn't learn anything.
B) He should not leave artwork in the front yard.
C) He should not brag so much about his talent.
D) He should not have entered the contest.

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