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Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH Quiz Chapter 1-12

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

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1.

What is the main conflict of the novel? 

a)

Timothy's sick

b)

The owl's home is to high to climb

c)

How to move Timothy without him getting sick again during his recovery.

d)

There is no food in the Frisby house.

2.

Who was the first character Mrs. Frisby went to see for help?

a)

Jeremy

b)

The owl

c)

Mr. Fitzgibbon

d)

Mr. Ages

3.

What can you infer is Mr. Age's expertise?

a)

Medicine

b)

Farming

c)

Electricity

d)

Pilot

4.

What did Mr. Ages diagnosed Timothy with?

a)

Pneumonia

b)

A Cold

c)

A Headache

d)

Covid-19

5.

Which text evidence supports owl's character trait of wisdom?

a)

"You must go to the rats."

b)

"that I suggest to moving the house into the lee of the stone."

c)

"Please understand I am an admirer of your late husband..."

d)

"Related to Jonathan Frisby?"

6.

What is the main setting of the novel?

a)

The owl's house

b)

The rosebush

c)

The library

d)

Mr. Fitzgibbon's farm yard

7.

Mrs. Frisby claims Timothy to be "something of a..."

a)

intelligent mouse

b)

smarty pants

c)

hypochondriac

d)

frail

8.

What was the conflict and solution in Chapter 1 and 2?

a)

C: No food S: found food at the stump

b)

C: winter S: snow melted

c)

C: Timothy is very sick S: Mrs. Frisby went to see Mr. Ages for medicine

d)

C: Jeremy is stuck on the fence. S: Mrs. Frisby helps him.

9.

What was Mrs. Frisby first impression of Jeremy?

a)

Smart

b)

Foolish

c)

Intelligent

d)

Young

10.

What warning did Mr. Ages give to Mrs. Frisby?

a)

Be careful meeting the owl, he might eat you.

b)

Keeping Timothy warm will make the fever go away

c)

Do not feed Timothy after midnight or let him get wet.

d)

If Timothy gets a breath of cold air, the illness can come back worse.

11.

Where does Mrs. Frisby get the idea that there are five days until moving day?

a)

Mrs. Frisby heard it from the Shrew Lady.

b)

The owl told her.

c)

The rats sent her a letter.

d)

The order of the linch pin.

12.

What were the rats doing that Mrs. Frisby found unusual?

a)

Pulling a electric cable

b)

Pulling a jump rope

c)

Pulling a snake

d)

Pulling a thick piece of rope

13.

What is the quote below being compared to?

"...holding tight to the glossy feather between his wings,  

as a horseback rider grips the horse's mane before a jump." 

a)

Grips and jump

b)

Glossy and rider

c)

Bird and Horse

d)

Feather and mane

14.

What is the meaning of this idiom?

"And if you are his wife, that puts matters in a different light."

a)

The owl sees Mrs. Frisby in a different light.

b)


There is hope for Mrs. Frisby's problem

c)

The owl can hear clearly.

d)

The owl knew Mrs. Frisby's husband.

15.

What was the conflict that developed in chapter 4 (Mr. Fitzgibbon's Plow)?

a)

Mrs. Frisby has five days until Moving Day.

b)

The rats have taken all of the electricity.

c)

Dragon has fallen asleep.

d)

All of the above

16.

What was the shrew known for?

a)

Witty

b)

Short tempered

c)

Large appetites

d)

All of the above

17.

What outstanding character trait does the owl have?

a)

Smart

b)

Intelligent

c)

Knowledgeable

d)

Wisdom

18.

While riding on Jeremy's back, Mrs. Frisby describes the river as a what?

a)

Duck

b)

Caterpillar

c)

Snake

d)

Dragon

19.

"The night is falling" is and example of...

a)

Simile

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Idiom

d)

Imagery

20.

When Mrs. Frisby reached the clearing of the rosebush, who was she surprised to see?

a)

Brutus

b)

Justin

c)

Nicodemus

d)

Martin

21.

What amazing things did Mrs. Frisby discovered in the library?

a)

Books

b)

Electricity

c)

Stain glass

d)

All of the above

22.

What new information did Mrs. Frisby discovered about her husband?

a)

Of his passing

b)

His ability to read

c)

He was well recognized

d)

He was friends with the rats

23.

What name does Isabella NOT like to be called?

a)

Bella

b)

Isa

c)

Izzy

d)

Belle

24.

What character did not agree to The Plan of the Rats of NIMH?

a)

Brutus

b)

Jenner

c)

Nicodemus

d)

Teresa

25.

What inference can you make about Jonathan Frisby's death?

a)

Getting food

b)

Dragon caught him

c)

He never came back

d)

Who is Jonathan Frisby?