Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH ch. 1-5

In chapter one, we learn about Timothy, her sick son. Why is this so scary to Mrs. Frisby?

• They have a party to go to.

• He's always been a frail mouse.

• She's afraid of Mr. Ages, the medicine mouse.

Mr. Ages remembers Mrs. Frisby. Why is this?

• She'd brought Timothy to Mr. Ages before.

• They met at a party.

• They live in the same garden.

Mrs. Frisby meets a crow named Jeremy. Which character trait best describes him?

• intelligent

• cautious

• silly

Why did Jeremy pick up the string?

• It was shiny.

• He needed it for a project.

• His friend told him to.

Jeremy and Mrs. Frisby make a daring escape. How did they get away?

• They jumped into a nearby hole.

• They ran in separate directions to confuse the cat.

• Mrs. Frisby jumped on Jeremy's back.

The weather begins to warm up and the smell of things getting ready to grow was in the air. Why did this worry Mrs. Frisby?

• Moving Day was near.

• She had not collected enough food.

• Her children would be leaving her.

What was Moving Day?

• The animals moved their furniture around.

• The animals moved off the land that was to be plowed.

• The animals moved in with each other for warmth.

What sound does Mrs. Frisby hear that signals Moving Day is near?

• She hears the birds chirping.

• She hears her children singing.

• She hears the tractor rumbling.

Mrs. Frisby carelessly walked in front of Dragon. What happened?

• Dragon was lying still with his eyes open.

• Dragon came leaping out to grab her.

• Dragon turned and walked away.

She saw something else strange that day. She saw the rats...

• hauling a cable through the grass.

• stealing Dragon's food.

• building a new home.