WorksheetsThree Skeleton Key
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 48mins
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
What would cause the island’s name to be changed to Six Skeleton Key, as suggested by Itchoua?
They would find 3 more people to come to the island
6 people would be admitted to the island
the 3 of them could die on the island as well
they didn't like the name to begin with
Why do the officers and crew of the first patrol boat look at the lighthouse with a horrified expression?
Sharks are circling the island.
The light is completely covered by a seething mass of rats.
Sharks are hungrily devouring the rats.
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.
Why is it unusual for the lighthouse keepers to see a ship in their waters?
Sailors are afraid of the Flying Dutchman.
Sailors know that there are many rats on the island.
The waters are treacherous.
The island is off-limits to sailors.
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.
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.
All of the following strategies are used to rescue the three men from the island except...
the crew tempt the rats onto a barge filled with meat
the lighthouse keepers set fire to the island
the crew drench the barge with gasoline and then set it on fire
the crew shoot any escaping rats and leave the rest to be eaten by the sharks
What becomes of the three lighthouse attendants?
One man returns to the key; two refuse to go back to the lighthouse.
Two men return to Three Skeleton Key; the third man dies.
One man returns to the key; one goes insane; one dies.
Two men return to the island; the third man is too frightened to return.
Which of the following is an example of foreshadowing?
A man dreams of the three convicts' skeletons.
Some of the rats fall into the ocean and are eaten by sharks.
The narrator sees the Dutch ship heading for the island.
The narrator sees a tug pulling a barge covered with raw meat.
Which of the following details is not intended to create suspense?
The waters around the key swarm with hungry sharks.
The framework of one window is eaten away and sags inward.
Through their glasses, the men see a barge.
The men watch the abandoned Dutch ship sail straight toward them.
Which vocabulary word means large, moving crowds?
derisive
receding
fathom
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Which vocabulary word means understand?
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Which vocabulary word means fit to be eaten?
derisive
receding
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Which vocabulary word means scornful and ridiculing
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Which vocabulary word means moving back?
derisive
receding
fathom
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