Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh (Chapter 19-23)

What did the rats find most wonderful about the Boniface Estates?

• Food and water.
• Shelter from the cold.
• Books to read.
• There was nothing wonderful about the Boniface Estates.

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What is the Plan?

• They do not have a Plan.
• To take over Mr. Fitzgibbon's farm.
• To live under the rosebush forever.
• To live without stealing.

What did the rats get from the Toy Tinker?

• Tools and motors.
• A new place to live.
• An idea to move to Thorn Valley.
• They got nothing from the Toy Tinker.

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Why was Nicodemus dissatisfied with life on the farm?

• It was so easy, it seemed pointless.
• He did not have a home to himself.
• He missed his family and the marketplace.
• He was not dissatisfied.

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Why was it important to destroy the machines in their colony before the rats moved?

• They didn't want Mr. Fitzgibbon to find them and turn them over to Dr. Schultz.

• The machines may have tempted the rats to return to the farm if their new life became too difficult.

• Nicodemus was worried other creatures may find them and take them over.

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What was the hardest secret for Jonathan to share with Mrs. Frisby?

• He would not age as quickly as she would.

• He was once a lab mouse and had learned to read.

• He knew the Owl and the rats, and in fact they had been friends for a long time.

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What happened to Jenner?

• He helped Mrs. Frisby.

• He went to see the Owl.

• He left the farm.

• Dragon got him.

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What is the Boniface Estate?

• An empty home where the rats stay for winter after they escape

• The place the rats decide on The Plan

• A new labratory

• A market where the rats find food

Why do the rats believe they are so hated?

• They bite children

• They are dirty

• They steal

• They are intelligent

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Who was the Toy Tinker?

• A man who gave toys to the rats

• The man who taught the rats how to build motors

• A man who died in the woods and left behind his truck

• The man who helped the rats escape

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