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) straightaway
B) alibi
C) strengthening
D) sculptor

3. When people say what Oliver carved out of stone, they called him a great ____________.

A) alibi
B) mutter
C) retort
D) sculptor

4. Rather than wait until later, I want you to do your chores _____________.

A) straightaway
B) strengthening
C) mutter
D) retorted

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

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

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

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

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) has a good sense of smell
B) has the biggest nose in Idaville
C) thinks he will win the contest
D) is the luckiest person in town

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

A) wants to be a photographer
B) wants to make the nose look realistic
C) doesn't know how to make a nose
D) likes Abe Lincoln's nose

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) The nose is not the right color or texture.
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 does not have a red shirt.
B) She does not have a purple bicycle.
C) She is in Maine for the summer with her grandparents.
D) She and Joan are at camp in North Carolina.

13. Why is Desmoana Lowry a suspect?

A) She entered the nose contest.
B) She owns a purple bicycle.
C) She has a blue shirt.
D) She is jealous of Pablo.

14. What is Desmoana's biggest alibi?

A) She was at home when the robbery took place.
B) She was at camp that day.
C) She has not ridden her bicycle for nearly a year.
D) She is wearing a red shirt.

15. What is this story mostly about?

A) catching a thief
B) Pablo Pizzaro, Idaville's greatest artist
C) Encyclopedia Brown's detective service
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 a masterpiece.
C) He is Idaville's greatest artist.
D) His nose is the only one in the contest.

18. Which best describes Encyclopedia Brown?

A) is not willing to try new things
B) thinks things through carefully
C) jumps to conclusions
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 wanted her nose to win
C) She thought it was a birdhouse
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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