ThatQuiz Test Library Take this test now
The Case of Pablo's Nose
Contributed by: Goers
  • 1. We could barely hear the old man as he __________ to himself.
A) muttered
B) alibi
C) retorted
D) sculptor
  • 2. Her body was __________ every day because of her new exercise program.
A) alibi
B) straightaway
C) sculptor
D) strengthening
  • 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) strengthening
B) mutter
C) straightaway
D) retorted
  • 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) sculptor
C) alibi
D) strengthening
  • 7. When Pablo says, "My nose. It's been stolen!" he means _____________.
A) the nose that Pablo sculpted for the contest
B) the original nose from the statue
C) Encyclopedia Brown's nose
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) shaping the mixture into a copy of the wax model
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) has the biggest nose in Idaville
B) thinks he will win the contest
C) has a good sense of smell
D) is the luckiest person in town
  • 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) The nose Pablo made is excellent
C) He is a doctor who fixes people's noses
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 does not have a purple bicycle.
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 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 has not ridden her bicycle for nearly a year.
B) She was at home when the robbery took place.
C) She was at camp that day.
D) She is wearing a red shirt.
  • 15. What is this story mostly about?
A) Abraham Lincoln's nose
B) Encyclopedia Brown's detective service
C) catching a thief
D) Pablo Pizzaro, Idaville's greatest artist
  • 16. How does Desmoana show she's guilty?
A) by doing tricks on her bicycle
B) by hiding her bicycle behind the water heater
C) by saying she's not interested in bikes anymore
D) by not being good at riding a bike
  • 17. Why does Pablo's nose win the New Nose Now contest?
A) His nose is the only one in the contest.
B) His nose is a masterpiece.
C) The nose is found.
D) He is Idaville's greatest artist.
  • 18. Which best describes Encyclopedia Brown?
A) thinks things through carefully
B) wants everyone to be honest
C) jumps to conclusions
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 have entered the contest.
B) He should not leave artwork in the front yard.
C) He should not brag so much about his talent.
D) He didn't learn anything.
Students who took this test also took :
Amelia and eleanor
Red writing hood
Blue willow
Created with That Quiz — where test making and test taking are made easy for math and other subject areas.