The Case of Pablo's Nose

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

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

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) sculptor
B) retort
C) alibi
D) mutter

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

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

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

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

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

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

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) the nose that Pablo sculpted for the contest
D) Encyclopedia Brown'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) mixing the stone with special glue
C) Making a mold of the statue's face
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) 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) doesn't know how to make a nose
D) likes Abe Lincoln's 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) 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 and Joan are at camp in North Carolina.
B) She does not have a purple bicycle.
C) She does not have a red shirt.
D) She is in Maine for the summer with her grandparents.

13. Why is Desmoana Lowry a suspect?

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

14. What is Desmoana's biggest alibi?

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

15. What is this story mostly about?

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

16. How does Desmoana show she's guilty?

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

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

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

18. Which best describes Encyclopedia Brown?

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

19. Why does Desmoana steal Pablo's nose?

A) She thought it was a birdhouse
B) She wanted her nose to win
C) She thought the nose was not the right size
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 brag so much about his talent.
B) He didn't learn anything.
C) He should not leave artwork in the front yard.
D) He should not have entered the contest.

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