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Chapter 27: The Doctor
Questions:
1. How did they move the rosebush?
2. How were the rats able to escape?
3. Do you think the doctor was Dr. Schultz from NIMH? Why or why not?
4. Why do you think it was so important for the people from NIMH to find the escaped rats?
5. Do you think the men were convinced that these were ordinary rats? Why or why not?
Vocabulary
word | definition | sentence |
bulldozer (N) /ˈbʊlˌdəʊzər/ | a heavy vehicle used to destroy buildings and make the ground flat | There was a conference, none of which Mrs Frisby could hear, accompanied by gestures towards the rosebush and the waiting bulldozer. |
bulldoze (V) /ˈbʊl.doʊz/ | clear ground with a bulldozer | You were right. You’ll need to bulldoze it. |
don (V) /dɒn/ | to put on a piece of clothing such as a coat or hat | One of the men donned a mask with a glass visor and a tube that ran to a pack on his back. |
sapling (N) /ˈsæplɪŋ/ | a young tree | He reached a sparse thicket of saplings almost out of her sight |