Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh (Chap 12-18)

How does Mr. Frisby die?

• The rats killed him.
• He got caught helping the rats.
• He got killed by Dragon.
• He ran into a mouse trap.

The meeting the rats were holding was about

• the Plan

• electing a leader

• Mr. Fitzgibbon and his family

• Isabella

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Which rat does Isabella want to marry?

• Brutus

• Justin

• Arthur

• Nicodemus

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Why doesn't Dragon chase Mrs. Frisby when she comes out of the fence post the day before?

• He was too full to chase her

• He was her friend

• He had been given a powder to make him sleepy

• His leg is injured and he can't run

Nicodemus spent his early years doing what?

• spending time in the marketplace at the edge of a big city

• living in a cage at another laboratory like NIMH

• living in a rats colony near the rosebush

• abandoned in a barn in the country

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Nicodemus had particularly admired Jenner because he...

• was a great athlete

• enjoyed the same activities as Nicodemus did

• was quick and intelligent

• was good at finding food and shelter for all the rats

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What is NIMH?

• Another town

• A laboratory where rats were used in experiments

• A store the rats lived in before they came to the farm

• A new society the rats wish to join

Why did Dr. Schultz and his workers have the rats run in mazes?

• To give them a break from their cages

• To develop a rat trap

• To train them for the rat Olympics

• To test how quickly they could learn

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How do the rats escape from their cages?

• They use pliers to open the door

• They learn how to open the door by reading the instructions on the cage

• They use their new strength to bend the bars

• The mice let them out

Why did Justin feel the scientists would not hurt him if he was caught trying to escape?

• They had grown fond of the rats

• They were worried they would be caught being cruel to animals

• They were afraid the rats might bite them

• The rats were too valuable to them

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