Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH

Multiple Choice and Long Answer questions create ideal opportunities for whole-book review, unit exam, or summative assessments.

Multiple Choice

1. How did Jonathan Frisby know the rats?

A) He met them on the farm.

B) He met them in the marketplace.

C) He met them at the Boniface Estate.

D) He met them at the NIMH laboratory.

2. What did the owl mean in saying, “The rats on Mr. Fitzgibbon’s farm have—things—ways—you know nothing about. They are not like the rest of us”? (Chapter 8)

A) He is foreshadowing the rats’ super intelligence.

B) He is foreshadowing the rats’ Plan.

C) He is foreshadowing the rats’ hatred for other species.

D) He is foreshadowing the rats’ ability to use telepathy.

3. Which is the correct sequence of events?

A) Mrs. Frisby meets the owl; Mrs. Frisby is captured by Billy; Mrs. Frisby meets the rats.

B) Mrs. Frisby meets the owl; Mrs. Frisby meets the rats; Mrs. Frisby is captured by Billy.

C) Mrs. Frisby meets the rats; Mrs. Frisby meets the owl; Mrs. Frisby is captured by Billy.

D) Mrs. Frisby meets the rats; Mrs. Frisby is captured by Billy; Mrs. Frisby meets the owl.

4. Who is the leader of the rats?

A) Brutus

B) Justin

C) Jenner

D) Nicodemus

5. How did Justin escape the cage at the lab?

A) He read the instructions to open the latch.

B) He shook the cage back and forth until it fell.