Three Skeleton Key Test

1.

5 points

Give one example of perseverance in the story. Explain how your example exemplifies perseverance.

2.

5 points

How do the rats first get inside the lighthouse?

The wooden frame of the window had been eaten away from the outside.

They dig a tunnel under the lighthouse.

Crazed by the sight of the rats, Le Gleo opened the door.

They eat a hole through the door.

3.

5 points

Which of the following quotes from the text is an example of foreshadowing?

Still, it was a nice life there.

One wrong step, and you'd fall into the sea. The sea was full of sharks.

Well, working in a lighthouse is mostly quite boring.

It was about twenty miles from land.

4.

5 points

What kind of signalling did Itchoua use to get the patrol officers' attention?

morse code

flashlights

he yelled

binoculars

5.

5 points

On page 19, lines 106-110, why do the three men decide to cut off the light?

In hopes to make the sharks go away

To distract the rats

To scare the skeletons that are haunting the island

In hopes to get the patrol officers attention to tell them something is wrong

6.

5 points

In which sentence below is the word horde used correctly?

We complained to the horde of the noise the rats were making.

We horded around the sea.

We stopped at the horde to see the rats.

We were prisoners of a horde of starving rats.

7.

5 points

Name one thing you learned about the author, George Toudouze.

8.

5 points

Give your own example of foreshadowing from the story. Tell me the page you found it on and the line number. Explain HOW your example is foreshadowing.

9.

5 points

How long were the narrator, Itchoua, and Le Gleo stuck in the lighthouse without food or drink?

Six days

Four days

Nine nights, ten days

Seven nights

10.

5 points

Who was the ship being driven by?

skeletons

rats

keys

people

11.

5 points

How did the patrol officers get rid of the rats?

They shot them and killed them.

They fed them to the sharks in the sea.

They lured them onto a huge barge filled with meat and set it on fire.

They blew the lighthouse up.

12.

5 points

In lines 28-50 on page 17, why doesn't the writer tell us right away what has happened to the ship? How does it make you feel?

13.

5 points

What is the main purpose of a lighthouse?

To warn ships away from the rocks and shallow waters.

To shine light on the water at night.

To provide a beautiful sight for tourists to see.

To light up your house.

14.

5 points

What is the definition of foreshadowing?

the feeling of anxiety or uncertainty the reader gets

a statement that does not have a literal meaning

a comparison using like or as

clues or hints that something is about to happen

15.

5 points

To be isolated means:

to be left alone

to not understand

to be fit to be eaten

to be in a large, moving crowd

16.

5 points

Where does the story take place?

The Eiffel tower, Italy

In a canoe in the river

On a low-lying island off the coast of French Guiana, South America

In a lighthouse somewhere in the United States

17.

5 points

In a story filled with suspense, the reader feels:

sure about the outcome

sadness about the fate of the characters

anxious curiosity

overwhelming joy

18.

5 points

In what line below did we first notice that Le Gleo was going crazy?

Le Gleo had nightmares where he saw the three skeletons of the prisoners dancing around him.

Le Gleo cried out, "What's wrong with the ship's crew?"

The next day, Le Gleo was calmer.

Le Gleo was bleeding all over.

19.

5 points

A mast on a boat is the:

front of the boat

steering wheel

back of the deck

supports the sail

20.

5 points

At the end of the story, what did we find out about all three characters? What happened to Itchoua, Le Gleo, and the narrator?