The Case of Pablo's Nose
  • 1. We could barely hear the old man as he __________ to himself.
A) retorted
B) sculptor
C) muttered
D) alibi
  • 2. Her body was __________ every day because of her new exercise program.
A) sculptor
B) alibi
C) strengthening
D) straightaway
  • 3. When people say what Oliver carved out of stone, they called him a great ____________.
A) retort
B) alibi
C) mutter
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) retorted
B) straightaway
C) sculptor
D) whistled
  • 6. Ben's ____________ was that he had been working at home, but no one else had seen him there.
A) sculptor
B) alibi
C) strengthening
D) scholarship
  • 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) leaving the sculpture outside to weather
C) mixing the stone with special glue
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) 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 make the nose look realistic
B) likes Abe Lincoln's nose
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) He works hard as a doctor doing plastic surgery on people.
B) He is a doctor who fixes people's noses
C) The nose Pablo made is excellent
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 owns a purple bicycle.
C) She is jealous of Pablo.
D) She entered the nose contest.
  • 14. What is Desmoana's biggest alibi?
A) She has not ridden her bicycle for nearly a year.
B) She was at home when the robbery took place.
C) She is wearing a red shirt.
D) She was at camp that day.
  • 15. What is this story mostly about?
A) Pablo Pizzaro, Idaville's greatest artist
B) catching a thief
C) Encyclopedia Brown's detective service
D) Abraham Lincoln's nose
  • 16. How does Desmoana show she's guilty?
A) by not being good at riding a bike
B) by hiding her bicycle behind the water heater
C) by doing tricks on her bicycle
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 a masterpiece.
C) His nose is the only one in the contest.
D) He is Idaville's greatest artist.
  • 18. Which best describes Encyclopedia Brown?
A) thinks things through carefully
B) jumps to conclusions
C) is not willing to try new things
D) wants everyone to be honest
  • 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 it was a birdhouse
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 brag so much about his talent.
D) He should not leave artwork in the front yard.
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