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The Case of Pablo's Nose
Contributed by: Goers
  • 1. We could barely hear the old man as he __________ to himself.
A) alibi
B) muttered
C) retorted
D) sculptor
  • 2. Her body was __________ every day because of her new exercise program.
A) straightaway
B) alibi
C) sculptor
D) strengthening
  • 3. When people say what Oliver carved out of stone, they called him a great ____________.
A) alibi
B) mutter
C) retort
D) sculptor
  • 4. Rather than wait until later, I want you to do your chores _____________.
A) mutter
B) straightaway
C) retorted
D) strengthening
  • 5. When the woman was wrongly accused, she ___________ that she was innocent.
A) whistled
B) retorted
C) sculptor
D) straightaway
  • 6. Ben's ____________ was that he had been working at home, but no one else had seen him there.
A) sculptor
B) strengthening
C) scholarship
D) alibi
  • 7. When Pablo says, "My nose. It's been stolen!" he means _____________.
A) Encyclopedia Brown's nose
B) the original nose from the statue
C) the nose that Pablo sculpted for the contest
D) a drawing of Abraham Lincoln's nose
  • 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) shaping the mixture into a copy of the wax model
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) is the luckiest person in town
B) thinks he will win the contest
C) has a good sense of smell
D) has the biggest nose in Idaville
  • 10. Pablo uses photographs of Abraham Lincoln because he _________.
A) wants to be a photographer
B) doesn't know how to make a nose
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 works hard as a doctor doing plastic surgery on people.
B) The nose is not the right color or texture.
C) The nose Pablo made is excellent
D) He is a doctor who fixes people's noses
  • 12. Why do the detectives know that Martha Katz could not have taken the nose?
A) She does not have a red shirt.
B) She and Joan are at camp in North Carolina.
C) She is in Maine for the summer with her grandparents.
D) She does not have a purple bicycle.
  • 13. Why is Desmoana Lowry a suspect?
A) She is jealous of Pablo.
B) She has a blue shirt.
C) She owns a purple bicycle.
D) She entered the nose contest.
  • 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) Pablo Pizzaro, Idaville's greatest artist
C) catching a thief
D) Abraham Lincoln's nose
  • 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 a masterpiece.
B) The nose is found.
C) He is Idaville's greatest artist.
D) His nose is the only one in the contest.
  • 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 the nose was not the right size
B) She thought it was a birdhouse
C) She has been jealous of Pablo ever since he beat her in a drawing contest.
D) She wanted her nose to win
  • 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.
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