Click Clack the Rattle Bag

What is the main purpose of this story?

• To inform the reader about the dangers of hearing a rattle bag.

• To entertain the reader with a spooky story.

• To persuade the reader not to believe everything you hear.

• To explain the history of rattle bags.

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)

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

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

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

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.

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

What is the main theme of 'Click Clack the Rattle Bag'?

• A) Fear of the unknown

• B) The importance of friendship

• C) The power of imagination

• D) The inevitability of change

Which character in 'Click Clack the Rattle Bag' is most likely to be unreliable?

• A) The narrator

• B) The little boy

• C) The narrator's girlfriend

• D) The Click Clack

What literary device is primarily used in 'Click Clack the Rattle Bag' to create suspense?

• A) Foreshadowing

• B) Irony

• C) Metaphor

• D) Alliteration