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Three Skeleton Key
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Why does the narrator take the job at Three Skeleton Key? | To save money for getting married |
| Why do they not see many ships in their waters? | |
| Why does the narrator watch the Cornelius de Witt with tears in his eyes? | Because he knows it is going to crash. |
| What does the narrator notice about the window in the lantern room once the rats are on the island? | |
| How do the rats first get inside the lighthouse? | A window |
| Why do the officers and crew of the patrol boat look at the lighthouse in terror? | Because they believe there is no survivors. |
| What are the three strategies used to rescue the men from the island? | |
| What happens to each of the three men on the island? | One dies,one goes to crazy, and one goes back to work in the lighthouse. |
| What lets the reader predict this story will be a frightening tale? |