Three Skeleton Key

Which of the following is an example of foreshadowing?

• A man dreams of the three convicts' skeletons.
• Some of the rats fall into the ocean and are eaten by sharks.
• The narrator sees the Dutch ship heading for the island.

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Which word means "large, moving crowds"?

• derisive
• receding
• fathom
• hordes

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Characterize the narrator based on the following quote:
"...and when my time came to leave it [Three Skeleton Key] forever, I tell you that I almost wept..."

• The narrator has a melancholic disposition.
• The narrator has a joyful disposition.
• The narrator has a positive disposition.
• The narrator has a dreadful disposition.

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Which two types of figurative language does Toudouze [the author] use to show the lighthouse keepers' ordeal in following quote?

"Their odor filled the tower, poisoned our lungs, and rasped our nostrils with a pestilential, nauseating smell. And there we were, sealed alive in our own light, prisoners of a horde of starving rats."

• Simile and Idiom

• Metaphor and Pesonification

• Hyperbole and Simile

• Imagery and Metaphor

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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 by at night.

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

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.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Does this statement tell how the setting affects the plot of the story?
Sailors are afraid of the "Flying Dutchman"

• Yes
• No

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which word means "understand"?

• derisive
• receding
• fathom
• hordes

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Which word means "moving back"?

• receding
• derisive
• hordes
• edible

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4