Vocabulary
An abandoned ship
derelict
A place where the men worked
lighthouse
This person is said to be condemned to sail the seas until Judgment Day. Seeing him is supposed to bring bad luck
Flying Dutchman
The number of men in the lighthouse
3
Why does the narrator take the job at Three Skeleton Key?
To make money before getting married
supply of food
provisions
This, we are told, surrounds the base of the building that the men stayed in. These were treacherously smooth.
rocks
The leader of the three men
Itchoua
Our narrator said that he had been on the lighthouse duty for this many months on end, and was very satisified with life there.
22
Why does the narrator watch the Cornelius de Witt with tears in his eyes?
He knows the ship is about to be wrecked
glowing
phosphorescent
If you happen to fall out of your post, and land in the water, these might attack you
sharks
He decided to wave to the departing ship
LeGleo
In the very beginning of the story, our narrator tells us that he had worked for the Lights for this amount of years.
35
The narrator's description of the window in the lantern room imply that the--
thick glass will keep the rats out
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glowing (this is what the skeletons are said to do)
routine work
phosphorescent
monotonous
This is how the lighthouse island got it's name
Three escaped convicts died there of starvation and their bodies were picked clean, leaving only their skeletons.
Who tells of his terrifying experience through first hand accounts and retellings of the events
the narrator
On what day do the rats eat through the wooden framework of the narrator's window?
When some rats return defeated from the attack on the patrol boat, the narrator says that the other rats greeted them with "shrill cries...with...a derisive note..." The author is showing that the rats--
have humanlike qualities
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full of anger and a desire to get back at someone
provide enough
large moving crowds
vengeful
suffice
hordes
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Our narrator hints at this continent when he mentions Guiana. It is also an antonym of the continent where you reside.
Glasses are actually what?
South America
Binoculars
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He points his finger to the other two men, first noticing a three master ship sailing toward the lighthouse
He goes mad
Itchoua
Le Gleo
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How many weeks were between turns for shore leave?
How many masts did the derelict ship have?
18
3
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This is what a Dutch captain would bring about his ship to protect from, hunt, and kill savage rats.
How do the rats first get inside the lighthouse?
two terriers (dogs)
the metal sheeting that was sealing the window gives way