All About The Rats
The rats decided to help Mrs. Frisby because...?
Jonathan Frisby, who was the rat's friend, was her husband.
A setting is where and when the story takes place. What is the time period the book takes place in?
The time period is unknown.
What kind of genre is Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH an example of?
Fiction
Describe Mrs. Frisby's role she plays in the story.
Mrs. Frisby is the mother mouse who is trying to save her family. Her son, Timothy, got sick with pneumonia, so he is unable to move during the winter. He family's house is about to be destroyed in the yard. Mrs. Frisby is the hero of this story by doing whatever it takes to save her family (risking her life by talking to the Owl and Rats).
What happens in NIMH?
NIMH is a place that scientist studies the way the brain works. The scientists work with the mice and rats. The rats and mice that the scientist work with are given injections of either a special solution or no special solution. The Rats learned how to read here.
How do the rats want to be better than the humans?
The rats choose to stop stealing things like some humans do.
Mrs. Frisby thinks something happened to Justin. What does she think happened?
Mrs. Frisby believes he was killed by the exterminators while he was trying to help another rat.
What did the shrew do to create problems for the rats?
The shrew refused to allow the rats to move Mrs. Frisby's house.
Who is Mr. Ages and why is he important?
Mr. Ages is the doctor mouse who takes care of all the mice in the village. He also develops the powder for Dragon to put him to sleep so that the rats can move Mrs. Frisby's house.
Who works in NIMH? Who runs the lab?
Scientist work in NIMH. Dr. Schultz and his assistants, Julie and George, run the lab.
Mrs. Frisby repaid the rats how?
She told them that exterminators are coming to get rid of them.
Why is moving a problem for Mrs. Frisby in Chapter 5?
Mrs. Frisby has a problem with moving because Timothy is sick with pneumonia. He can't get too cold because he would die if he did.
How would you describe Mrs. Frisby's personality?
She is incredibly brave and honorable.
Who was Jeremy? Why was he important?
Jeremy was a helpful crow, and the leader of the crows. He helped to save Mrs. Frisby after she saved him from Dragon catching him when he was stuck in the wire. He took her to see the wise Owl.
How do the rats and mice escape NIMH? Details?
Some of the animals get a special solution that makes them very smart and long-living. Since the rats and mice are now smart, they figure out they can use the air ducts to leave the building. They recon the air ducts first before they make the escape. They use drainpipes for toehold to get down the building.
The rats wanted to move away from the farm that Fitzgibbons' owned because why?
The rats decided they would stop stealing from the Fitzgibbons.
The rats believe Jonathan Frisby is a hero. Why?
When Jonathan met the rats in NIMH, they escaped together and Jonathan said he would help the rats at the Fitzgibbons' Farm. The rats think he is a hero because he died when he put the sleeping powder in Dragon's dish. The rats believe he sacrificed himself for them.
What do the rats do to keep track of where they have been when they walk through the duct system?
They use a spool of thread to keep track of where they have been and where they are.
Who was the Owl? Why was he important?
The Owl is an extremely wise character. He knows all and sees all. He was able to advise Mrs. Frisby to go to the rats and tell them that he sent her. By doing this, her family was ultimately saved.
Give details about the relationship Mrs. Frisby and her children have.
Mrs. Frisby is a widowed mouse and takes care of her children by herself. She put her children's needs first and is protective of them. She provides food and shelter for her kids. He risks her life by reaching out to the Rats to devise a plan to move her house so that her son, Timothy, does not die in the cold since he is sick.
When the rats lived in the Farmer's Market, what was life like for them?
Life was very good for them. They had plenty to eat, lots of area to play, and it was less dangerous because they knew when the market was closed and open.
A setting is where and when the story takes place. Name the main setting and 3 other settings in the book.
The main setting is at Fitzgibbon farm where the mice lived.
The other settings in the book are the market the rats lived in and NIMH, underground rat chambers like the rosebush, Boniface Estate (where they were captured and taken to), and/or the summer home the mice lived in.
Mrs. Frisby made a plan for her family to do in the fall. What is the plan?
Mrs. Frisby plans on returning to the garden where the rats had moved the house for them.
Who was Nicodemus? Why was he important?
He was the leader of the rats. He also told Mrs. Frisby the story of the Rats of Nimh, how they got so smart, and how Mr. Frisby died.
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