Fiction Review - "Click-Clack the Rattlebag"

Which statement best describes a theme within the story?

• Beware of large old homes.

• Do not leave children with strangers.

• Things are not always what they seem.

• Always tell young children bedtime stories.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

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" help develop suspense in the story?

• It hints at how the author's tone changes.

• It marks a change in the narrator's mood.

• It confirms that danger is ahead of them.

• It describes a contrast or change in the setting setting.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What does the word unsettling mean in the sentence below:

"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.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

Who or what is the antagonist?

• the narrator

• the dark house

• the fear of the Click-clack

• the little boy

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Who is the protagonist?

• Neil Gaiman

• the boyfriend

• the little brother

• the girlfriend

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

What time of day does this story happen?

• Midday

• Morning

• Night

• Afternoon

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

"I reached over and tousled his hair."

What did the narrator do to the boy's hair?

• He tried to make it look neater.

• He rubbed his hand through it, messing it up.

• He combed it.

• He put gel in it before bed.

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What's the meaning of precocious in this quote: "He was a precocious child, and was unimpressed by his sister’s boyfriend’s ignorance."

• Stupid; careless

• Curious; nosy

• Smart for his age; advanced

• Rude; annoying

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is the meaning of "unrelentingly" in this sentence: I would have pulled away, then, if I could, but small, firm fingers pulled me forward, unrelentingly, into the dark.

• Frighteningly

• Roughly; painfully

• Staying steady in strength or determination

• Weakly; with little force

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4