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Chapter 23: Captured
Questions:
1. Whose job was it to put the poison in Dragon’s bowl?
2. Why did Jonathan Frisby never tell Mrs. Frisby about NIMH or the rats?
3. Why did Jenner leave?
4. Do you think it was the right decision to destroy the machines, lights, and other comforts?
Why or why not?
5. What do you think Billy Fitzgibbon will do with Mrs. Frisby?
Vocabulary
word | definition | sentence |
solitude (N) /ˈsɒlɪtjuːd/ | being alone | As for me, I wanted more solitude and less society |
denounce (V) /dɪˈnaʊns/ | to publicly criticize someone | He denounced us all as idiots and dreamers. |
set (the table) (V) /set/ | to put plates, knives, forks, etc on the table before you have a meal | “There,” Mrs Fitzgibbon said, as if to herself. “The stew is done, the bread’s in the oven, the table is set.” |