The Rats and the Rosebush
What must Mrs. Frisby promise before being allowed into the rats home?
To keep everything she sees a secret
What are the first letters the rats are taught?
R-A-T
Where do the Frisbys live?
A cinderblock in Mr. Fitzgibbon's vegetable garden.
What is Thorn Valley?
the place the rats will move to carry out The Plan
Who is the neighbor who won't let the rats move the cinderblock?
the shrew
Who is the Toy Tinker?
the man that the rats found and buried, then took his motors and extension cord
Who are Julie and George?
They are Dr. Schultz's assistants at NIMH
How did Mrs. Frisby free Jeremy from the tangled string and fence?
She chewed through the layers of string with her teeth
As part of the plan, what did the rats plan to do the machines?
Destroy them
What were the robins doing after the plow came through?
they were standing along the furrows, eating the earthworms
What kind of lights do the rats use?
Christmas lights from down the road
What is the mansion that the rats live in until May
Boniface Estate
How did Jonathan Frisby die?
Dragon, the farmer's cat, ate him when Jonathan was trying to put sleeping powder in his cat food.
Who are the rats on the rear guard?
Justin, Brutus, and 8 other rats
What do Mrs. Frisby's children want to do?
the young Frisbys want to visit the rats in Thorn Valley
Who is Brutus?
the rat who was guarding the entrance to the rose bush when Mrs. Frisby first came to the rosebush
What did the rats find out in the books that were in the library of the Boniface Estate?
They found out that they are the second most hated animals on earth, and that rats are ideal animals to use for experiments
Who are Mrs. Frisby's children?
Teresa (the oldest), Martin (a strong, quick mouse), Timothy (the most likely to be sick), and Cynthia (the youngest)
Who is the little-girl-rat who wanted to be on the rear guard?
Isabella
Where did Mrs. Frisby tell her children the whole story?
she tells them the story in the summer home
Why Jenner and 6 of his friends leave?
Because of The Plan. He thinks that they should still steal because they are Rats.
What injections did Group A receive?
The injections given made them live longer and smarter
What did the Frisbys eat for breakfast at the beginning of the book?
Corn from a tree stump with a hole in it near the fence that is between the woods and the vegetable garden
What are the plants to eat as part of the plan? Name at least 3 to get the points
oats, wheat, barley, corn, and soy beans
Where did Mrs. Frisby watch the plow from?
Mrs. Frisby watched from just inside her door