Three Skeleton Key

Which of the following describes how the setting impacts the story?

• The isolation and reputation of the island allow foreshadow the magnitude of the situation with the rats, making the resolution suspenseful.

• The isolation and mysteriousness of the island allow the main character to be innovative in the way he solves the conflict with the rats.

• The shark filled waters around the lighthouse make the solution to the rat problem more simple.

• The mysterious sight of the ghostly ship foreshadows the narrator's death at the hands of the rats.

Which of the following explains how the point of view affects the story?

• The Third person point of view allows the reader to hear from a narrator that has simply heard the story told over the years, which makes it less believable.

• The first person point of view allows the reader to hear the story from a person that was there which makes the story more suspenseful and believable.

• The first person point of view allows the reader to hear the story from a narrator which makes the story more suspenseful and descriptive.

• The third person point of view allows the reader a chance to hear from someone who experienced the event, making it more suspenseful and believable.

Which of the following represent the most significant conflict in the story?

• The narrator must make a decision on how to deal with the rats and save his friends.

• The men in the light house must struggle to survive and get help to be free from the rats.

• The narrator must battle his own thoughts when he is asked to return to the lighthouse.

• The men in the lighthouse must brave the waters filled with sharks to escape the lighthouse.

The author used sensory images in paragraphs 5-6 MAINLY to...

• describe the ship headed straight for the lighthouse

• Describe the mass of rats swarming on the ship.

• Describe the lighthouse and the area surrounding it.

• Describe the narrator

By reading the quote below, the reader can infer...

"And studying the Cornelius de Witt, I turned sick, for her small boats were all in place. She had not been abandoned."

• The crew abandoned the ship because it was infested with rats

• The crew was unable to escape the ship by lifeboat, so they jumped overboard.

• The crew was unable to escape the ship by lifeboat, so they were most likely eaten by the rats.

• The ship was a ghost vessel, so the rats took over.

Read the quote below:

"If that gives way...they can change the name of this place to six skeleton key."

The reader can infer that the speaker feels...

• if the covering gives way, the three men will be eaten by the rats

• From now on, the story of these three men will be told along with the story of the three escaped prisoners.

• The lighthouse is doomed because of the three convicts.

• In order to win against the rats, the men have to look to the story of the three convicts to figure out how to survive.

Which of the following explain how the resolution of the story shows the seriousness of the situation (the conflict).

• The men could not be evacuated from the lighthouse, even with the help from a blast from a hose attached to a fireboat.

• The crew that came to help abandoned their attempt at helping because the rats turned on them.

• The men in the light house were already too weak to respond to the crews attempts to help.

• The crew had to get help from another country which forced the men to stay in the lighthouse for a week more.

Read the quote below

"Hee Hee! The three skeletons Hee! Hee! the three skeletons are now six skeletons!"

How does the narrator respond to Le Gleo's burst of insanity?

• He puts a blanket over him to try to keep it calm and warm.

• He assures him that everything will be okay, that help is on the way.

• He hits him to shut him up.

• He reminds Le Gleo that they are safe and the rats are outside.

Which of the following describe the narrator's attitude toward the lighthouse after this unfortunate event is over?

• He asks to be reassigned to another lighthouse.

• He no longer wants to be a lighthouse keeper.

• He spends his days in a tavern telling his story to nearby sailors.

• He returned to man the light at Three Skeleton Key.

What is the meaning of the word "Lurched" in paragraph 18?

• glided

• stopped

• staggered

• sunk