Three Skeleton Key Practice Quiz

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

• 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.

• He wants to set aside some money before he gets married.

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

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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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Who were the three skeletons?

• the three lighthouse keepers

• the three convicts

• the crew on the Cornelius de Witt

• the dead rats

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What are sea rats like?

• bold, but small in size

• clannish, intelligent, strong, and fierce

• independent, bold, and small

• scared, nervous, and shy

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

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.

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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

• Sailors know that there are many rats on the island.

• The waters are treacherous.

• Sailors are afraid of the Flying Dutchman.

• The island is off-limits to sailors.

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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

• The lighthouse keepers set firs to the island.

• The crew tempt the rats onto a barge filled with meat.

• The crew shoot any escaping rats and leave the rest to be eaten by the sharks.

• The crew drench the barge with gasoline and then set it on fire.

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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

• He says that sea rats are worse than land rats.

• He says that Dutch sea rats eat dogs, cats, men, sharks, and one another.

• He says that the rate are able to scratch and tear through wood, metal, and glass.

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

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What becomes of the three lighthouse keepers?

• Two men return to Three Skeleton Key, the third man dies.

• One man returns to the key, one goes insane, one dies

• One returns to the key; two refuse to go back to the lighthouse

• Two men return to the island; the third man is too frightened to return

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

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

• The window of the light house gives way.

• The ship crashes into the island.

• The rats are lured away from the lighthouse and onto a barge filled with meat.

• The lighthouse keeps are saved from their horrifying experience.

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CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3