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Chapter 11: In the Library
Questions:
1. How were the rats able to have light underground?
2. Because Mr. Ages had difficulty walking, instead of taking the stairs, how did they get to the
lower level?
3. What did Nicodemus say about Mrs. Frisby’s husband?
4. How did Mrs. Frisby know about electricity, books, and how to read?
5. What evidence is there that these rats are intelligent?
6. What do you think Mrs. Frisby saw in the rats’ home that surprised her most?
7. What do you think is “The Plan of the Rats of NIMH”?
Vocabulary
word | definition | sentence |
corridor (N) /ˈkɒrɪdɔːr/ | a long passage in a building | They continued along the corridor |
emerge (V) /ɪˈmɝːdʒ/ | to become known | Strangely, it also emerged that he had known the rats. |
laboriously (Adv) /ləˈbɔːr.i.əs.li/ | in a way that needs a lot of time and effort | she looked at the blackboard and, rather laboriously, read what was written on it |