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Three Skeleton Key Quick Comprehension Check

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 1hrs 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How does the narrator convince us that the sea rats in this story are of the worst possible sort?
a)
He says that the rats are able to scratch and tear through wood, metal, and glass.
b)
He says that Dutch sea rats eat dogs, cats, men, sharks, and one another.
c)
He tells the story of the two terrier dogs on a Dutch ship that were eaten by sea rats.
2.
Why do the officers and crew of the first patrol boat look at the lighthouse with a horrified expression?
a)
Sharks are circling the island.
b)
The light is completely covered by a seething mass of rats.
c)
Sharks are hungrily devouring the rats.
3.
In a story filled with suspense, a reader feels
a)
sadness about the fate of the characters
b)
anxious curiosity
c)
overwhelming joy
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)
a)
The history of the island
b)
The work that had to be done at the lighthouse
c)
The revolving beam of light
5.
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..."
a)
Yes
b)
No
6.
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."
a)
Yes
b)
No
7.
Does this statement tell how the setting affects the plot of the story?
The waters around the island are treacherous and swarm with sharks.
a)
Yes
b)
No
8.
Which word means "understand"?
a)
derisive
b)
receding
c)
fathom
d)
hordes
9.
Which word means "large, moving crowds"?
a)
derisive
b)
receding
c)
fathom
d)
hordes
10.
Which word means "scornful and ridiculing"?
a)
derisive
b)
fathom
c)
hordes
d)
edible
11.
Which word means "moving back"?
a)
receding
b)
derisive
c)
hordes
d)
edible
12.
Why does the island have a bad reputation?
a)
Wolves are on the island
b)
Three convicts died there
c)
It was flooded over
d)
It was a desert
13.
What did they do to kill all the rats at the end?
a)
Scorch them with hot water and then the sharks ate them
b)
Use machine guns and bang bang bang dead rats everywhere
c)
Bring a raft of meat and pour gasoline on it and set the rats on fire. The ones that were left the sharks ate.
d)
They throw dynamite at them
14.

In the resolution what became of the three lighthouse keepers?

a)

Leo Gallo went to the mental asylum, Ichabou died of infections, and the narrator recovered and went back to work at the island.

b)

Leo Gallo went back to France because he wanted to be a pizza man, Ichabou died of rat fever, and the narrator worked as a farmer.

c)

Leo Gallo went to the mental asylum in France, Ichabou died in a horse accident, and the narrator recovered and worked as a teacher

d)

they all died

15.
Why is it unusual for the lighthouse keepers to see a ship in their water? 
a)
This is island was in the Arctic ocean.
b)
The light was a warning of treacherous reefs, barely hidden under the surface and running out to sea.
c)
The area was  very mountainous so the lighthouse was hard to see.
d)
The light never worked so people avoided this area completely.
16.
What is the main conflict in the story?
a)
Le Gleo vs. his mind
b)
The lighthouse keepers vs. the rats
c)
The lighthouse keepers vs. the Cornelius de Witt
d)
The rats vs. the sharks
17.
During the rising action, what do the men do to secure the window when the rats begin eating through the wood?
a)
they close the window
b)
they put glass over it
c)
they put tin over it
18.
During the resolution, what becomes of the three lighthouse keepers?
a)
One man returns to the key; two refuse to go back.
b)
Two men return to the key; the third man dies.
c)
One man returns; one man goes insane; the other dies.
d)
The rats come back to the island and takeover
19.
Which of the following sentences is most likely to create suspense?
a)
"Pay for the work is high"
b)
"My most terrifying experience"
c)
"I was greatly satisfied with life there"
d)
Suspense wasn't used in this story.
20.

What type of imagery is used in the quote below?


"There came a scream, composed of innumerable screams, sharper than the howl of a saw attacking a bar of iron..."

a)

sight imagery

b)

sound imagery

c)

touch imagery

d)

smell imagery

e)

taste imagery

21.

What type of imagery is used in the quote below?


"The air was foul; even the heavy smell of oil within our stronghold could not dominate the fetid odor of the beasts massed around us."

a)

sight imagery

b)

sound imagery

c)

touch imagery

d)

smell imagery

e)

taste imagery

22.

What type of imagery is used in the quote below?


"...a trickle of saliva running from the corners of his mouth and thinning the blood flowing over his chest."

a)

sight imagery

b)

sound imagery

c)

touch imagery

d)

smell imagery

e)

taste imagery

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