The Case of Pablo's Nose

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A) doesn't know how to make a nose
B) wants to be a photographer
C) wants to make the nose look realistic
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) He is a doctor who fixes people's noses
B) The nose Pablo made is excellent
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 and Joan are at camp in North Carolina.
B) She does not have a red shirt.
C) She does not have a purple bicycle.
D) She is in Maine for the summer with her grandparents.

13. Why is Desmoana Lowry a suspect?

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

14. What is Desmoana's biggest alibi?

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

15. What is this story mostly about?

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

16. How does Desmoana show she's guilty?

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

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

19. Why does Desmoana steal Pablo's nose?

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

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 leave artwork in the front yard.
D) He should not have entered the contest.

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