What was the plan of the Rats of NIMH?
The rats move her house to “the lee of the stone”. The rats are preparing “The Plan,” which is to abandon their lifestyle of dependence on humans, which some rats regard as theft, for a new, independent farming colony.
What is the conflict in Rats of NIMH?
The rats have to work around the clock to get the Frisby household moved, all the while knowing that a mysterious group of exterminators is headed to the farm… to eliminate them or even to take them back to NIMH.
What is the main setting of Mrs Frisby and the Rats of NIMH?
The novel mainly takes place on the FitzGibbon farm, in an unspecified but modern time. (There are tractors and trucks and scientists who know what DNA is, but other than that, we don’t have many clues about the time period.) The main settings tell us a lot about the characters that live in them.
How did Mrs. Frisby’s husband died?
Frisby obtains medicine from Mr. Ages, a friend of her late husband, Jonathan. On her way home, she saves the life of Jeremy, a young crow, from Dragon, the farmer’s cat who killed Jonathan.