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 by at night.

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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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Three Skeleton Key got its names from a story about

• rats who could pick locks

• three dead lighthouse keepers

• three dead escaped convicts

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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.

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How did Three skeleton Key get its name?

• Three convicts died on there

• Three marshalls died there

• Three Lighthouses remain

• only Three people are allowed on the island at a time

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What is the primary setting of 'Three Skeleton Key'?

• A) A bustling city

• B) A deserted island

• C) A lighthouse

• D) A pirate ship

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Who is the author of 'Three Skeleton Key'?

• A) Stephen King

• B) George Orwell

• C) J.K. Rowling

• D) George G. Toudouze

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What is the main conflict in 'Three Skeleton Key'?

• A) Man vs. Nature

• B) Man vs. Man

• C) Man vs. Society

• D) Man vs. Technology

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What role do the rats play in 'Three Skeleton Key'?

• A) They are pets of the lighthouse keepers

• B) They are a threat to the lighthouse keepers

• C) They help the lighthouse keepers

• D) They are a myth

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What is the climax of 'Three Skeleton Key'?

• A) The arrival of the supply ship

• B) The attack of the rats

• C) The lighthouse keepers' escape

• D) The storm hitting the island

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