The Case of Pablo's Nose

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

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

2. Her body was __________ every day because of her new exercise program.

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

3. When people say what Oliver carved out of stone, they called him a great ____________.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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) mixing the stone with special glue
C) leaving the sculpture outside to weather
D) Making a mold of the statue's face

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) wants to be a photographer
B) doesn't know how to make a nose
C) likes Abe Lincoln's 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 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 purple bicycle.
C) She is in Maine for the summer with her grandparents.
D) She does not have a red shirt.

13. Why is Desmoana Lowry a suspect?

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

14. What is Desmoana's biggest alibi?

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

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

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) is not willing to try new things
B) jumps to conclusions
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 thought the nose was not the right size
C) She wanted her nose to win
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 didn't learn anything.
B) He should not leave artwork in the front yard.
C) He should not have entered the contest.
D) He should not brag so much about his talent.

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