"Three Skeleton Key"

Why does the narrator take the job at Three Skeleton Key?

• He wants to set aside some money before he gets married.
• He wants to protect the lighthouse.
• He wants to watch the ships sail in the nighttime.
• He is sent there to find three escaped convicts.

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Why does the narrator watch the Cornelius de Witt with tears in his eyes?

• He knows that all the men on board the ship are dead.
• He knows that the ship is about to be wrecked.
• He knows that the rats are on board the ship.
• He had once served on the ship.

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Who were the three skeletons?

• the lighthouse keepers
• the crew on the Cornelius de Witt
• the three convicts
• the dead rats

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What are the sea rats like?

• clannish, strong, and fierce
• scared, nervous, shy
• bold, but small in size
• independent and small

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How do the rats first get inside the lighthouse?

• They dig a tunnel under the lighthouse.
• They eat a hole through the door.
• The metal sheeting that was sealing the window gives way.
• Crazed by the sight of the rats, Le Gleo opens the door.

Why is it unusual for the lighthouse keepers to see a ship in their waters?

• Sailors are afraid of the Flying Dutchman.
• Sailors know that there are many rats on the island.
• The waters are treacherous.
• The island is off-limits to sailors.

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All of the following strategies are used to rescue the three men from the island except – 

• the crew tempt the rats onto a barge filled with meat
• the lighthouse keepers set fire to the island
• the crew drench the barge with gasoline and then set it on fire
• the crew shoot any escaping rats and leave the rest to be eaten by the sharks

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How does the narrator convince us that the sea rats in this story are of the worst possible sort?

• He tells of the two terrier dogs that were eaten by sea rats on a Dutch ship.
• He says that sea rats are worse than land rats.
• He says that the rats are able to scratch and tear through wood, metal, and glass.
• He says that Dutch sea rats eat dogs, cats, men, sharks, and one another.

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What becomes of the three lighthouse keepers?

• One man returns to the key; two refuse to go back to the lighthouse.
• Two men return to Three Skeleton Key; the third man dies.
• One man returns to the key; one goes insane; one dies.
• Two men return to the island; the third man is too frightened to return.

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Which of the following best describes the climax of the story?

• The window of the lighthouse gives way.
• The ship crashes into the island.
• The rats are lured away from the lighthouse and onto a barge filled with meat.
• he lighthouse keepers are saved from their horrifying experience.

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