Click-Clack the Rattlebag

What does the boy want the narrator to do?

• tell him a joke

• tell him a story

• write him a story

• write to his sister

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CCSS.RL.8.3

At the beginning of the story, the narrator thinks the boy is...

• missing his sister

• lying to him

• being silly

• really sad

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

Read the excerpt from the story below:

Yes,” said the boy, soberly. “I am very glad you’re here.” He seemed less precocious now. His hand found mine, and he held on to my fingers comfortably, trustingly, as if he’d known me all his life. I felt responsible and adult. I did not know if the feeling I had for his sister, who was my girlfriend, was love, not yet, but I liked that the child treated me as one of the family. I felt like his big brother, and I stood taller, and if there was something unsettling about the empty house I would not have admitted it for worlds.

Based off this, the reader can infer the narrator is starting...

• to grow tired of the boy

• to grow bored of the boy

• to feel jealous of the boy

• to feel responsible for the boy

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

Why does the narrator wish he had a flashlight?

• he wants to protect the boy

• he wants to search for Click Clacks in the house

• he needs one for the story he wants to tell the boy

• he is becoming more uneasy and afraid in the house

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

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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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.2

Which statement best describes a theme within the story?

• things are not always what they seem

• beware of large, old homes

• do not leave children with strangers

• always tell young children bedtime stories

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CCSS.RL.8.2

How does the line:

We walked out of the warm and cosy kitchen into the hallway of the big house, where it was chilly and draughty and dark (Paragraph 21)

help develop the suspense in the story?

• it hints at how the author's tone changes

• it describes a change in the atmosphere

• it marks a change in the narrator's mood

• it confirms that danger is ahead of them

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.4

Based off context, what is the meaning of the underlined word in the passage below?

“Yes,” said the boy, soberly. “I am very glad you’re here.” He seemed less precocious now. His hand found mine, and he held on to my fingers comfortably, trustingly, as if he’d known me all his life. I felt responsible and adult. I did not know if the feeling I had for his sister, who was my girlfriend, was love, not yet, but I liked that the child treated me as one of the family. I felt like his big brother, and I stood taller, and if there was something unsettling about the empty house I would not have admitted it for worlds.

• annoying

• miserable

• confusing

• uncomfortable

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CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RL.8.4

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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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.W.8.9A