"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.

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.

Who were the three skeletons?

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

What are the sea rats like?

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.