The Case of Pablo's Nose

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

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

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

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

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) strengthening
B) retorted
C) straightaway
D) mutter

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

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

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

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

7. When Pablo says, "My nose. It's been stolen!" he means _____________.

A) a drawing of Abraham Lincoln's nose
B) the original nose from the statue
C) the nose that Pablo sculpted for the contest
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) mixing the stone with special glue
C) shaping the mixture into a copy of the wax model
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) has the biggest nose in Idaville
B) is the luckiest person in town
C) has a good sense of smell
D) thinks he will win the contest

10. Pablo uses photographs of Abraham Lincoln because he _________.

A) doesn't know how to make a nose
B) likes Abe Lincoln's 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) The nose Pablo made is excellent
B) The nose is not the right color or texture.
C) He works hard as a doctor doing plastic surgery on people.
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 has a blue shirt.
B) She owns a purple bicycle.
C) She entered the nose contest.
D) She is jealous of Pablo.

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 home when the robbery took place.
D) She was at camp that day.

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

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 a masterpiece.
D) His nose is the only one in the contest.

18. Which best describes Encyclopedia Brown?

A) thinks things through carefully
B) is not willing to try new things
C) jumps to conclusions
D) wants everyone to be honest

19. Why does Desmoana steal Pablo's nose?

A) She thought the nose was not the right size
B) She wanted her nose to win
C) She has been jealous of Pablo ever since he beat her in a drawing contest.
D) She thought it was a birdhouse

20. What lesson can Pablo learn from this?

A) He should not leave artwork in the front yard.
B) He should not have entered the contest.
C) He didn't learn anything.
D) He should not brag so much about his talent.

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