The Case of Pablo's Nose
  • 1. We could barely hear the old man as he __________ to himself.
A) muttered
B) sculptor
C) alibi
D) retorted
  • 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) mutter
B) alibi
C) sculptor
D) retort
  • 4. Rather than wait until later, I want you to do your chores _____________.
A) retorted
B) mutter
C) straightaway
D) strengthening
  • 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) strengthening
C) scholarship
D) alibi
  • 7. When Pablo says, "My nose. It's been stolen!" he means _____________.
A) a drawing of Abraham Lincoln's nose
B) the nose that Pablo sculpted for the contest
C) the original nose from the statue
D) Encyclopedia Brown's nose
  • 8. What is Pablo's first step in sculpting the new nose?
A) leaving the sculpture outside to weather
B) Making a mold of the statue's face
C) shaping the mixture into a copy of the wax model
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) is the luckiest person in town
B) has a good sense of smell
C) thinks he will win the contest
D) has the biggest nose in Idaville
  • 10. Pablo uses photographs of Abraham Lincoln because he _________.
A) likes Abe Lincoln's nose
B) wants to make the nose look realistic
C) doesn't know how to make a nose
D) wants to be a photographer
  • 11. What does Sally mean when mean when she tells Pablo that he is "a regular plastic surgeon"?
A) The nose is not the right color or texture.
B) He works hard as a doctor doing plastic surgery on people.
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 and Joan are at camp in North Carolina.
B) She does not have a purple bicycle.
C) She does not have a red shirt.
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 owns a purple bicycle.
C) She has a blue shirt.
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 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 not being good at riding a bike
D) by saying she's not interested in bikes anymore
  • 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) is not willing to try new things
C) thinks things through carefully
D) jumps to conclusions
  • 19. Why does Desmoana steal Pablo's nose?
A) She thought the nose was not the right size
B) She has been jealous of Pablo ever since he beat her in a drawing contest.
C) She wanted her nose to win
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 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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