The Case of Pablo's Nose
  • 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) straightaway
B) alibi
C) sculptor
D) strengthening
  • 3. When people say what Oliver carved out of stone, they called him a great ____________.
A) sculptor
B) retort
C) alibi
D) mutter
  • 4. Rather than wait until later, I want you to do your chores _____________.
A) mutter
B) strengthening
C) straightaway
D) retorted
  • 5. When the woman was wrongly accused, she ___________ that she was innocent.
A) whistled
B) straightaway
C) retorted
D) sculptor
  • 6. Ben's ____________ was that he had been working at home, but no one else had seen him there.
A) sculptor
B) alibi
C) scholarship
D) strengthening
  • 7. When Pablo says, "My nose. It's been stolen!" he means _____________.
A) Encyclopedia Brown's nose
B) the nose that Pablo sculpted for the contest
C) the original nose from the statue
D) a drawing of Abraham Lincoln's nose
  • 8. What is Pablo's first step in sculpting the new nose?
A) leaving the sculpture outside to weather
B) mixing the stone with special glue
C) Making a mold of the statue's face
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) is the luckiest person in town
B) has the biggest nose in Idaville
C) has a good sense of smell
D) thinks he will win the contest
  • 10. Pablo uses photographs of Abraham Lincoln because he _________.
A) likes Abe Lincoln's nose
B) doesn't know how to make a nose
C) wants to make the nose look realistic
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 and Joan are at camp in North Carolina.
B) She is in Maine for the summer with her grandparents.
C) She does not have a purple bicycle.
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 has not ridden her bicycle for nearly a year.
C) She was at camp that day.
D) She was at home when the robbery took place.
  • 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 hiding her bicycle behind the water heater
B) by doing tricks on her bicycle
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) His nose is the only one in the contest.
B) He is Idaville's greatest artist.
C) His nose is a masterpiece.
D) The nose is found.
  • 18. Which best describes Encyclopedia Brown?
A) is not willing to try new things
B) wants everyone to be honest
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 thought it was a birdhouse
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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