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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) alibi
B) sculptor
C) straightaway
D) strengthening
  • 3. When people say what Oliver carved out of stone, they called him a great ____________.
A) retort
B) mutter
C) sculptor
D) alibi
  • 4. Rather than wait until later, I want you to do your chores _____________.
A) mutter
B) straightaway
C) strengthening
D) retorted
  • 5. When the woman was wrongly accused, she ___________ that she was innocent.
A) sculptor
B) retorted
C) whistled
D) straightaway
  • 6. Ben's ____________ was that he had been working at home, but no one else had seen him there.
A) scholarship
B) alibi
C) strengthening
D) sculptor
  • 7. When Pablo says, "My nose. It's been stolen!" he means _____________.
A) the original nose from the statue
B) the nose that Pablo sculpted for the contest
C) a drawing of Abraham Lincoln's nose
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) Making a mold of the statue's face
C) leaving the sculpture outside to weather
D) mixing the stone with special glue
  • 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) is the luckiest person in town
C) thinks he will win the contest
D) has a good sense of smell
  • 10. Pablo uses photographs of Abraham Lincoln because he _________.
A) wants to be a photographer
B) likes Abe Lincoln's nose
C) wants to make the nose look realistic
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 Pablo made is excellent
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 is not the right color or texture.
  • 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 does not have a purple bicycle.
C) She and Joan are at camp in North Carolina.
D) She is in Maine for the summer with her grandparents.
  • 13. Why is Desmoana Lowry a suspect?
A) She has a blue shirt.
B) She entered the nose contest.
C) She is jealous of Pablo.
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 is wearing a red shirt.
C) She was at camp that day.
D) She has not ridden her bicycle for nearly a year.
  • 15. What is this story mostly about?
A) Encyclopedia Brown's detective service
B) catching a thief
C) Pablo Pizzaro, Idaville's greatest artist
D) Abraham Lincoln's nose
  • 16. How does Desmoana show she's guilty?
A) by not being good at riding a bike
B) by doing tricks on her bicycle
C) by saying she's not interested in bikes anymore
D) by hiding her bicycle behind the water heater
  • 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) thinks things through carefully
B) jumps to conclusions
C) wants everyone to be honest
D) is not willing to try new things
  • 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 the nose was not the right size
C) She thought it was a birdhouse
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 brag so much about his talent.
C) He didn't learn anything.
D) He should not leave artwork in the front yard.
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