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Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH quiz

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Where does the Frisby family live?
a)
In the barn on Mr. Fitzgibbon's farm.
b)
By the river on Mr. Fitzgibbon's farm.
c)
In a cinderblock on Mr. Fitzgibbon's farm.
d)
Under the house on Mr. Fitzgibbon's farm.
2.
How does Mrs. Frisby help Jeremy?
a)
She gives him some food.
b)
She frees him from a cage.
c)
She gives him a piece of string.
d)
She frees him from the string that was tied to the fence.
3.
What causes Mrs. Frisby to worry about Moving Day.
a)
She has no place to take her family.
b)

Moving Day is too much work for the family.

c)
Timothy is too sick to move.
d)

She is afraid Dragon will eat her children.

4.
What made the owl's attitude towards Mrs. Frisby change?
a)
She told him thank you and have a nice night.
b)
She told him her name.
c)
She told him about Dragon.
d)
She told him about helping Jeremy.
5.
How are the rats going to help Mrs. Frisby?
a)
They are going to move her and all of her belongings for her.
b)
They are going to move her house to the lee of the stone.
c)
They are not going to help her.
d)
They are going to trap Dragon for her.
6.
How did Nicodemus arrive at NIMH?
a)
He called and got a reservation.
b)
He was captured at Mr. Fitzgibbon's farm.
c)
He was born there.
d)
He was captured at the marketplace.
7.
In what way are the rats dishonest?
a)
They all tell lies.
b)
They steal to survive.
c)
They are not dishonest.
d)
The played a trick on Mrs. Frisby.
8.
What is the Plan?
a)
They do not have a Plan.
b)
To take over Mr. Fitzgibbon's farm.
c)
To live under the rosebush forever.
d)
To live without stealing.
9.
What did the rats get from the Toy Tinker?
a)
Tools and motors.
b)
A new place to live.
c)
An idea to move to Thorn Valley.
d)
They got nothing from the Toy Tinker.
10.
Why was Nicodemus dissatisfied with life on the farm?
a)
It was so easy, it seemed pointless.
b)
He did not have a home to himself.
c)
He missed his family and the marketplace.
d)
He was not dissatisfied.
11.

Match the following words to its synonym:

a)

linger

1.

stay

b)

partitions

2.

divider

c)

rancid

3.

rotten

d)

capacity

4.

amount

e)

inkling

5.

idea

12.

Put the events in order that they happened:

a)

Mrs. Frisby visited Mr. Ages to get some medicine for Timothy.

b)

Mrs. Frisby helped Jeremy when he was caught in shiny string.

c)

Jeremy helped Mrs. Frisby visit the Owl.

d)

Mrs. Frisby went to visit the rats.

e)

The rats devised a plan to make Dragon drowsy.

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
13.

Which words describe Mrs. Frisby? (more than 1)

a)

Coward

b)

Brave

c)

Determined

d)

Illogical

14.

Which words describe Jeremy? (More than 1)

a)

Helpful

b)

Rude

c)

Kind

d)

Shy

15.

Which words describe Mr. Ages? (More than 1)

a)

old

b)

wise

c)

brave

d)

doctor

16.

Which words describe the owl? (More than 1)

a)

quick

b)

wise

c)

intelligent

d)

cold-hearted

17.

Select everything that happens when the weather gets warmer?

a)

The farmer will plow.

b)

Mrs. Frisby must move.

c)

The owl goes to sleep.

d)

Dragon becomes more active.

18.

What did the Owl tell Mrs. Frisby after he found out who her husband was?

a)

To wrap Timothy and move.

b)

He gave her a medicine.

c)

He said to go see the rats.

d)

To move to Thorn Valley.

19.

Who is telling Mrs. Frisby the story of what happened to the rats at NIMH?

a)

Justin

b)

Brutus

c)

Jenner

d)

Nicodemus

20.

In Chapter 18, how do the rats keep track of where they have been when they walk in the duct system?

a)

small crumbs

b)

footprints

c)

a spool of thread

d)

shiny bits of tinfoil

21.

Where did the rats first live after they escaped from the lab?

a)

The Farmer's Market

b)

The Grand Hotel

c)

Boniface Estate

d)

The Fitzgibbon's Farm

22.

Mrs. Frisby's actions allow the reader to infer that—

a)

she would like to move away from the country into a city.

b)

she is scared very often.

c)

she used to be a doctor.

d)

she cares greatly about her family.

23.
Why is Mrs. Frisby so afraid to follow Jeremy's advice?
a)

She doesn't think it is worth the risk to trust a crow.

b)

She is afraid Jeremy will leave her far away from her children.

c)
She is afraid of flying on his back and afraid of the owl.
d)
She is afraid of the rats.
24.
How did Jonathan Frisby die?
a)
He did not die.
b)
Dragon got him.
c)
The rats got him.
d)
He died at NIMH
25.
How did Nicodemus arrive at NIMH?
a)
He called and got a reservation.
b)
He was captured at Mr. Fitzgibbon's farm.
c)
He was born there.
d)
He was captured at the marketplace.
26.
In what way are the rats dishonest?
a)
They all tell lies.
b)
They steal to survive.
c)
They are not dishonest.
d)
The played a trick on Mrs. Frisby.
27.
Why was Nicodemus dissatisfied with life on the farm?
a)
It was so easy, it seemed pointless.
b)
He did not have a home to himself.
c)
He missed his family and the marketplace.
d)
He was not dissatisfied.
28.

Put the events in order that they happened:

a)

Mrs. Frisby visited Mr. Ages to get some medicine for Timothy.

b)

Mrs. Frisby helped Jeremy when he was caught in shiny string.

c)

Jeremy helped Mrs. Frisby visit the Owl.

d)

Mrs. Frisby went to visit the rats.

e)

The rats devised a plan to make Dragon drowsy.

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
29.

Why did Mr. Ages and Jonathan leave the rats?

a)

Mr. Ages wanted more solitude and Mr. Frisby was lonely.

b)

They didn't want to live with the rats for the rest of their lives.

c)

They wanted to find the mice that they left at Nimh.

d)

The wanted to create their own civilization.

30.

Why did Jenner leave the group?

a)

Jenner didn't want to live a life without stealing.

b)

Jenner was tired of Nicodemus being in charge.

c)

Jenner didn't like Thorn Valley.

d)

Jenner wanted to create more machines.

31.

What is NOT a conflict Mrs. Frisby faced?

a)

Mrs. Frisby has to decide if she is going to rescue the crow who has a silver piece of string tangled around one of his legs.

b)

Mrs. Frisby has to decide if she is going to move her family to a new home.

c)

Mrs. Frisby has to decide if she is going to trust the rats.

d)

Mrs. Frisby has to decide if she is going to confront the farmer.

32.

What is the general setting of the novel?

a)

By a creek

b)

On a farm

c)

In a city

d)

On a field

33.

What predicament was Jeremy in in the chapter "The Crow and the Cat?"

a)

He had lost the other members of his crow family

b)

He was tangled up & tied to a fence with a piece of string

c)

He was being chased by Dragon

d)

His wing was injured and he couldn't fly

34.
What is something the rats learned at NIMH that really benefited them?
a)
how to find small tools
b)
how to run fast through mazes
c)

how to read

d)
how to make friends with mice
35.
What happened to Mrs. Frisby when she was putting the powder in Dragon's bowl?
a)
Dragon got her.
b)
Nothing happened to her.
c)
She was caught and put into a birdcage.
d)
She got stuck under the cupboard.
36.
What important news did Mrs. Frisby overhear?
a)
She heard that they were going to start plowing the next day.
b)
She heard that federal agents were coming to exterminate the rats.
c)
She heard that Dragon was gone.
d)
She heard nothing important.
37.

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIHM was...

a)

Amazing!

b)

Good.

c)

Just okay.

d)

I didn't like it.

38.

What is the big secret about the Rats of NIHM?

a)

They are able to talk to humans.

b)

They will live forever.

c)

They are super smart rats that will live long lives.

d)

They are so sneaky they can steal whatever they want.

39.

What literary technique did the author use when Nicodemus told Mrs. Frisby about NIMH?

a)

Foreshadow

b)

Cliff Hanger

c)

Flashback

d)

Plot

40.

Why did the rats want to move to Thorn Valley?

a)

They wanted to live a life where they didn't have to steal.

b)

They wanted to live a life with humans.

c)

They wanted to have fresh food.

d)

They liked the mountains.

41.

Select all the reasons why the rats will destroy their home under the rosebush?

a)

They can't leave any clues that they are the rats of NIMH.

b)

They don't want to be tempted to come back from Thorn Valley.

c)

They want to leave things the way they found them.

d)

They want to start over.

42.

What did you like best about the book?

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