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The Case of Pablo's Nose
Contribució de: 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) sculptor
B) straightaway
C) strengthening
D) alibi
  • 3. When people say what Oliver carved out of stone, they called him a great ____________.
A) sculptor
B) alibi
C) retort
D) mutter
  • 4. Rather than wait until later, I want you to do your chores _____________.
A) strengthening
B) mutter
C) retorted
D) straightaway
  • 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) strengthening
B) scholarship
C) alibi
D) sculptor
  • 7. When Pablo says, "My nose. It's been stolen!" he means _____________.
A) the nose that Pablo sculpted for the contest
B) a drawing of Abraham Lincoln's nose
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) Making a mold of the statue's face
B) leaving the sculpture outside to weather
C) mixing the stone with special glue
D) shaping the mixture into a copy of the wax model
  • 9. When Pablo says he thought he "had a good chance of nosing out everyone," he means that he ______________.
A) thinks he will win the contest
B) is the luckiest person in town
C) has a good sense of smell
D) has the biggest nose in Idaville
  • 10. Pablo uses photographs of Abraham Lincoln because he _________.
A) doesn't know how to make a nose
B) wants to make the nose look realistic
C) likes Abe Lincoln's 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) The nose Pablo made is excellent
C) He is a doctor who fixes people's noses
D) He works hard as a doctor doing plastic surgery on people.
  • 12. Why do the detectives know that Martha Katz could not have taken the nose?
A) She does not have a purple bicycle.
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 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 is wearing a red shirt.
B) She was at camp that day.
C) She was at home when the robbery took place.
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) 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 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) The nose is found.
B) His nose is the only one in the contest.
C) He is Idaville's greatest artist.
D) His nose is a masterpiece.
  • 18. Which best describes Encyclopedia Brown?
A) jumps to conclusions
B) thinks things through carefully
C) wants everyone to be honest
D) is not willing to try new things
  • 19. Why does Desmoana steal Pablo's nose?
A) She thought it was a birdhouse
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 the nose was not the right size
  • 20. What lesson can Pablo learn from this?
A) He should not have entered the contest.
B) He didn't learn anything.
C) He should not leave artwork in the front yard.
D) He should not brag so much about his talent.
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