Rats of Nimh

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Chapter 1
Mrs. Frisby and her four children live in a ________ in a winter garden.

hollow tree

stone house

tractor shed

cinder block

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Chapter 2
Mr. Ages tells Mrs. Frisby that Timothy has pneumonia. He tells her that Timothy must not _____________.

get wet

get too warm

go to sleep

breathe cold air

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Chapter 3
Mrs. Frisby gets her tail caught on a fence, so Jeremy the Crow saves her from Dragon the Cat.

True

False

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Chapter 4
Mrs. Frisby hears Mr. Fitzgibbon's tractor and she and her children leave their home at once!

True

False

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Chapter 5
Mrs. Frisby witnesses two strange things in the garden. What does she see?

Click two answers.

Twelve rats are marching along carrying a cord into their hole.

The Fitzgibbon children tell their father the tractor is broken.

Animals are living in the roses.

Dragon sees her but, instead of chasing her, he falls asleep.

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Jeremy offers to take Mrs. Frisby to ask The Owl for advice about her Moving Day problem. Mrs. Frisby is scared because owls eat mice! Mrs. Frisby knows she must find a way to be brave. They make a plan to visit The Owl. What does this tell us about Mrs. Frisby?

Mrs. Frisby loves danger and adventure.

Mrs. Frisby is a mother that will do anything to save her child.

Mrs. Frisby doesn't think before she acts.

Mrs. Frisby is scared and nervous all the time.

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10 points

Chapter 7
"With a small leap she was on Jeremy's back, lying as flat as she could and holding tight to the glossy feathers between his wings, as a horseback rider grips the horse's mane before a jump. Martin and Teresa waved
goodbye, but she did not see them, for she had her face
pressed against the feathers and her eyes closed."

The author wrote these sentences to show that __________.

Mrs. Frisby loves to ride horses.

Mrs. Frisby is excited about flying on Jeremy's back.

Mrs. Frisby is afraid but must be brave and trust Jeremy.

Mrs. Frisby doesn't want to wave goodbye to her children.

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10 points

Chapter 8
The Owl tells Mrs. Frisby to go to the rats. He tells her they have a secret world and they knew her husband before he died. The Owl says the rats may be able to move her house, but surely rats cannot move her cinder block home! How could rats have known her husband or help her?

The author writes the sentence below to help the reader understand how Mrs. Frisby is feeling:

"Mrs. Frisby was close to complete bewilderment."

Click two synonyms for the word "bewilderment."

confused

puzzled

wild

smart

9.

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Interesting Word
Chapter 3, page 29 - dampness

There was a smell of dampness in the air as the frosted ground thawed, a smell of things getting ready to grow.

In this sentences, the word "dampness" means-

the air is damp, there is moisture in the air

the air is not damp at all

the air is dry

the air is smelly and stinky

10.

10 points

Interesting Word
Chapter 7, page 51 - peering

When she got near his nest, she stopped and faced the owl, who had turned from the light of the doorway and was peering at her with his great yellow eyes.

What words help the reader to understand the meaning of the word "peering"?

she stopped and faced the owl

When she got near his nest

from the light in the doorway

with his great yellow eyes