1. At first, why did Nichodemus think he and
the other rats had been captured?
He thought they were
going to a laboratory.
He
thought it was because they were afraid of rats.
He thought it was
because they didn't like the rats stealing their food.
2. What
was fastened around Nichodemus' neck?
a yellow
band of plastic with a number on it
a
collar and a leash
a ribbon
3. What did Nichodemus realize was going to
change the lives of twenty of the rats?
The
kindness shown by the biologists.
The
food they were being fed.
The injections they
were receiving.
4. Nicodemus learns that Dr. Schultz is a
neurologist. What is a neurologist?
a
pharmacist, or druggist
An
expert on the characteristics of animals.
An expert on brains,
nerves, intelligence, and how people learn things.
5. What was the terrible prickling feeling that
Nicodemus experienced when his feet touched the floor in the maze?
The
feeling was caused by sharp needles embedded in the floor.
The feeling was caused
by electricity.
The feeling was cause
by pieces of broken glass.
6. Nicodemus realized he had been running in a
maze. What is a maze?
a
very large barn
a large jigsaw puzzle
a confusing network of
pathways
7. What happened as Nicodemus continued to run
through the maze over and over again?
He
was released by Dr. Schultz.
He was able to do it
faster and faster.
He finally reached the
other end and escaped.
8. What rat was able to escape from its
cage?
Justin
Nichodemus
Jenner
9. What interesting thing was happening to the A
and G groups of rats?
They were
not getting any older.
They
were having more and more babies.
They were eating less,
but growing larger and larger.
10. What were the rats being taught to do in
addition to shape recognition?
They were
being taught how to escape.
They
were being taught how to read.
They were being taught
how to identify shapes.
11. What did Justin and Nichodemus do to the
other caged mice?
They
showed them how to open their cages.
They
showed them the baseboard at the bottom of the wall.
They showed them their
cages.
12. What did the rats use to explore the ductwork
and not get lost?
bread
crumbs
a large spool of
thread
a screwdriver
13. Who asks to be released from his cage so he
and others can escape with the rats?
a rat,
from group C
a rat,
from group B
a mouse, named
Jonathan
14. Why do the rats not want to return to their
sewer-pipe when they escape?
They
realize they will not fit in because they can read and write.
They
realize they will be younger than the other rats.
They want to live in a
laboratory.
15. Why did only Jonathan and the white mouse
continue along with the rats?
The other
six mice had been blown through the air shaft and were lost.
He
was the strongest of all of the mice.
He was the only one
the rats let out of the cage.
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