"Click-Clack the Rattlebag" -- Basic Elements of Literature

Front

What is the major conflict in the story?

Back

The little boy says he is afraid of the dark and needs to be put to bed.

Front

Which line from the story best conveys the climax?
Options:
1. "He pushed open the door to the attic room. It was perfectly dark, now..."
2. "... the opening door disturbed the air, and I heard things rattle gently, like dry bones in thin bags, in the slight wind. Click. Clack. Click. Clack."
3. "I would have pulled away, then, if I could, but small, firm fingers pulled me forward, unrelentingly, into the dark."
4. "...the boy said, 'They look like what you aren’t expecting. What you aren’t paying attention to.'"

Back

"I would have pulled away, then, if I could, but small, firm fingers pulled me forward, unrelentingly, into the dark."

Front

Who or what is the antagonist?

Back

the little boy

Front

Which is the most significant rising action in the plot?

• The boy asks the narrator to tell him a story.
• The boy tells the narrator that he is a Click-clack
• The boy explains that Click-clacks are what you aren't paying attention to.
• The boy allows the narrator to feel like he is part of the family and important.

Back

The boy explains that Click-clacks are what you aren't paying attention to.

Front

What is the resolution of "Click-Clack the Rattlebag"?

Back

The little boy/Click-clack kills the narrator.

Front

What is the main type of conflict in "Click-Clack the Rattlebag"?

Back

Man vs. Man

Front

Who is the protagonist?

Back

the boyfriend

Front

Which theme best relates to the story?

• Things are not always as they appear.
• Don't follow little kids into dark rooms.
• Pay attention to your surroundings.
• Monsters can be hiding around every corner.

Back

Things are not always as they appear.

Front

Which quote best conveys, or shows, the major conflict?

• "He said, 'I think maybe you should take me up to my bedroom, and then you can tell me a story, but a very not-scary story...'"
• "Our eyes adjusted to the shadows. The moon was almost full, and blue-white moonlight shone in through the high windows..."
• "You go all ishy inside...then the Click-clack sucks it out through the holes where your eyes used to be."
• "'You know all that. But you don’t think. You just let your brain fill in the gaps.'"

Back

"He said, 'I think maybe you should take me up to my bedroom, and then you can tell me a story, but a very not-scary story...'"

Front

Which statement best reflects the importance of the setting?

• The setting is not important to the story; it could have happened anywhere at any time.
• The setting of the old house creates a creepy mood that instill fear in the characters.
• The setting of the old house gives the little boy a reason to bring the narrator upstairs.
• The setting of the old house creates humor at the story's climax.

Back

The setting of the old house gives the little boy a reason to bring the narrator upstairs.