Three Skeleton Key - Comprehension & Vocab

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Reason for narrator's job at Three Skeleton Key?

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To save money before marriage.

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Unusual for lighthouse keepers to see a ship because:

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The waters are treacherous.

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Narrator watches Cornelius de Witt with tears because:

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The ship is about to be wrecked.

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Narrator's evidence of sea rats' cruelty:

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Two terrier dogs on a Dutch ship were eaten by sea rats.

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In a suspenseful story, a reader feels...

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anxious curiosity

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Details foreshadowing a frightening tale in "Three Skeleton Key":

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The history of the island.

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Example of foreshadowing:

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A man dreams of the three convicts' skeletons.

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Word meaning 'understand':

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fathom

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Word for "large, moving crowds":

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hordes

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Word meaning 'fit to be eaten'

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edible