Mrs. Frisby - The Air Ducts Chapter 18

Teaching reading the rats how to read also taught them...

• how to get away.

• how to raid the food supply

• how to change Dr. Schultz's notes

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Justin climbed back from the floor on

• a ladder leaning against the end of the cages

• the wire mesh doors on the cabinet that held the mice

• a stack of boxes

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Justin found a way to escape through

• windows

• ceiling

• air conditioning vents

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The metal grid covering the air conditioning vent

• was held in place by one screw

• lifted on hinges like a trap door

• slid off on tracks

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Except for Jenner and Nicodemus, none of the rats had actually met until

• the day of the escape

• they ran the maze

• Justin and Nicodemus opened their cages

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How long did the rats explore the vents before they found the main shaft and a way out?

• about a week

• a month

• two months

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What did the rats use to find their way back out of the maze while they were exploring?

• food crumbs

• scratch marks

• a spool of thread

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What tool did the rats hide in the duct?

• a screwdriver

• a hammer

• pliers

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Two of the three rats who explored the air ducts were

• Nicodemus and Brutus

• Justin and Arthur

• Nicodemus and Justin

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The rats looked upon Nicodemus as their leader because he had helped set them free and

• he was older than Justin

• he was more intelligent than the rest

• he was the largest rat

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