Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH Review

What is something the rats learned at NIMH that really benefited them?

• how to find small tools
• how to run fast through mazes
• how to read

• how to make friends with mice

What is Nicodemus's definition of reading?

• He does not know the definition of reading.
• Using symbols to suggest a picture or an idea.
• Using food to go through the right passage.
• Using shock treatments to see pictures.

Why did Nicodemus originally think he and the other rats had been captured?

• Because they were stealing food from the market, and some people don't like rats. 
• The Health Department came to the market. 
• To go to the NIMH lab. 
• None of these. 

Who seemed to be in charge at Nimh?

• Jenner
• Dr. Schultz
• Mr. Frisby
• Julie & George

What were the scientists trying to find out?

• How to make rats run a maze.
• To only teach them how to read. 
• Find out if the rats could be made to learn faster. 
• How to make bigger and stronger rats. 

What did they do to the rats at NIMH?

• Taught them how to read. 
• Taught them how to run mazes. 
• Gave them injections. 
• What rats? 

Why isn't Justin worried about what the researchers will do to him if he misbehaves?

• Because the scientists have spent so much time on the rats they won't do anything to hurt them. 
• They know they don't know how to escape. 
• They aren't smart enough to escape. 
• They won't live long. 

What happened when the “A group” of rats were given a second kind of injection?

• Their aging process seemed to stop completely. 
• They died. 
• Nothing happened to them. 
• They became dumber. 

Which other group received the same injections as the A group rats? What kind of animals were they?

• Guinea Pigs
• Hamsters
• Rats
• Mice

How did Justin open his cage?

• He pushed it open. 
• The scientists left the door open. 
• He read the strip that said how to open it. 
• It opened on its own.