Three Skeleton Key Quick Comprehension Check

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

• 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.
• He tells the story of the two terrier dogs on a Dutch ship that were eaten by sea rats.

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Why do the officers and crew of the first patrol boat look at the lighthouse with a horrified expression?

• Sharks are circling the island.
• The light is completely covered by a seething mass of rats.
• Sharks are hungrily devouring the rats.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

In a story filled with suspense, a reader feels

• sadness about the fate of the characters
• anxious curiosity
• overwhelming joy

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which of the following details found early in the story enables you to predict that "Three Skeleton Key" will be a frightening tale? (foreshadowing)

• The history of the island
• The work that had to be done at the lighthouse
• The revolving beam of light

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Does this statement tell how the setting affects the plot of the story?
The other rats greeted them with "shrill cries... with... a derisive note..."

• Yes
• No

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Does this statement tell how the setting affects the plot of the story?
It takes place on a small rock twenty miles or so from the mainland, "a small, bare piece of stone, about one hundred fifty feet long, perhaps forty wide."

• Yes
• No

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Does this statement tell how the setting affects the plot of the story?
The waters around the island are treacherous and swarm with sharks.

• Yes
• No

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which word means "understand"?

• derisive
• receding
• fathom
• hordes

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which word means "large, moving crowds"?

• derisive
• receding
• fathom
• hordes

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which word means "scornful and ridiculing"?

• derisive
• fathom
• hordes
• edible

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4