Worksheets7th Grade "Three Skeleton Key"
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 3hrs 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Why does the narrator take the job at Three Skeleton Key?
a)
He wants to set aside some money before he gets married.
b)
He wants to protect the lighthouse.
c)
He wants to watch the ships sail by at night.
2.
Why is it unusual for the lighthouse keepers to see a ship in their waters?
a)
Sailors are afraid of the "Flying Dutchman."
b)
The waters are treacherous.
c)
The island is off-limits to sailors.
3.
Why does the narrator watch the Cornelius de Witt with tears in his eyes?
a)
He knows that all the men on board the ship are dead.
b)
He knows that the ship is about to be wrecked.
c)
He knows that the rats are on board the ship.
4.
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.
5.
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.
6.
All of the following strategies are used to rescue the three men from the island except
a)
the crew tempt the rats onto a barge filled with meat
b)
the lighthouse keepers set fire to the island
c)
the crew drench the barge with gasoline and then set it on fire
7.
In a story filled with suspense, a reader feels
a)
sadness about the fate of the characters
b)
anxious curiosity
c)
overwhelming joy
8.
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
9.
Which of the following is an example of foreshadowing?
a)
A man dreams of the three convicts' skeletons.
b)
Some of the rats fall into the ocean and are eaten by sharks.
c)
The narrator sees the Dutch ship heading for the island.
10.
Which word means "large, moving crowds"?
a)
derisive
b)
receding
c)
fathom
d)
hordes
11.
Which word means "fit to be eaten"?
a)
receding
b)
fathom
c)
hordes
d)
edible
12.
Which word means "scornful and ridiculing"?
a)
derisive
b)
fathom
c)
hordes
d)
edible
13.
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.
14.
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
15.
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
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.
"...she split in two and sank like a stone.”
This quote features what type of figurative language?
This quote features what type of figurative language?
a)
metaphor
b)
hyperbole
c)
personification
d)
simile
18.
The Flying Dutchman is a –
a)
restaurant
b)
ghost ship
c)
the name of the lighthouse
d)
the narrator’s name
19.
“…an army of rats covering the rocks left bare by the receding tide.”
Receding means –
Receding means –
a)
moving back
b)
coming forward
c)
attacking
d)
remaining
20.
Which character died?
a)
Itchoua
b)
Le Gleo
c)
The rats
d)
The narrator
21.
Which character went back to the key?
a)
Itchoua
b)
Le Gleo
c)
The rats
d)
The narrator
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