Chapter 1: The Sickness of Timothy Frisby

1. Where is Mrs.Frisby's winter home and why is it good choice for a family of field mice?
(Mrs.Frisby's winter house is in the cinder block, buried in the ground. This place is a good choice because there is a farm beside and also, the people don't come here in winter.)

2. Mrs.Frisby must leave her home. Explain why, what the danger is, and what she finds in the hollow stump.
(Mrs.Frisby must leave her home to get some foods. The danger is that there are a lot of dangerous animals going around, such as, cats. Mrs.Frisby found the corn shuck in the hollow stump.)

3. Why does she think that the animal that had gathered this treasure had abandoned it suddenly? What happened to the animal?
(She think that the animals that had gathered this treasure had died because, the animals had gathered a lot of delicious foods, but had died and leave the foods. The hunter with a gun shot them, and they had died.)

4. Briefly identify these Frisby children as they are described in Chapter 1.
(Teresa-The oldest of the children.)
(Martin-The biggest of the children and have dark hair and handsome. Also, he's a strong and quick mouse.)
(Cynthia-The youngest of the children and have light hair and really like dancing. She is slim and pretty mouse either.)
(Timothy-The thinnest of the children and have a lot of diseases. But he is, Mrs,Frisby think, that he is the smartest and thoughtful mouse of her children.)

5. Martin thinks that they have ____, maybe ____ weeks until Moving Day.
(Martin thinks that they have corn shuck, maybe 2 weeks until Moving Day.)

6. The author describes Timothy as the frilest of the children and as somewhat of a hypochondriac. What is a hypochondriac?
(A hyochondriac is a person who is always worrying about their health and always saying that they're sick. )

7. Mrs.Frisby discovers that Timothy has a high fever and is delirious. What are some of his symptoms?
(Timothy's symptons are that he can't breathe well and feels cold. When he gets up, he get really dizzy. He's eyes looked strange, and he keep trembled.)