Click Clack Rattlebag

At the end of the story, the narrator is hesitant because...

• they might not be able to hear his girlfriend when she returns

• they might not be able to see inside the perfectly dark room

• the Click Clack Rattlebag story might be true

• the boy is far too precocious for him

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Which piece of evidence best supports the idea that the narrator was possibly near or around a Click-Clack?

• "We were climbing wooden steps now." (Paragraph 53)

• "There was that precocious amusement again." (Paragraph 58)

• "He pushed open the door to the attic room." (Paragraph 59)

• "I heard things rattle gently, like dry bones in thin bags." (Paragraph 59)

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

• The narrator is pulled into the dark attic.

• The little boy is eaten by the Click-clack.

• The narrator is afraid of the rattlebags in the attic.

• The little boy/Click-clack captures the narrator.

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What is the major conflict in the story?

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

• The narrator is afraid of the Click-clacks that are hiding in the dark.

• The little boy brings the narrator to the attic, where they hear rattling sounds.

• The little boy is the Click-clack but the narrator does not believe him.

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CCSS.RL.2.10

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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.

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

• Man vs. Man

• Man vs. Nature

• Man vs. Self

• Man vs. Monster

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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.'"

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What does the phrase "click-clack" refer to in the story?

• The sound of the rattle bag

• The sound of the wind blowing

• The sound of footsteps

• The sound of a door opening and closing

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What is the main theme of 'Click Clack Rattlebag'?

• Fear of the unknown

• Friendship

• Adventure

• Betrayal

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Which literary device is predominantly used in 'Click Clack Rattlebag'?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Irony

• Alliteration

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