Question

\click-clack the rattlebag\ text dependent questions

1. how does the narrator feel the boy is behaving at the beginning of their conversations? (through paragraph 17)

a. silly
b. seriously
c. badly
d. oddly

1. the author uses the dialogue of the small boy to achieve what primary purpose in the story?

a. to prove that the boy is not afraid of the dark.
b. to distract the narrator from the task of putting him to bed.
c. to create suspense and reveal ominous details about the
attlebag.\
d. to establish the boy as an unreliable source of information.

1. which statement best describes a theme within the story?

a. beware of large old homes.
b. do not leave children with strangers.
c. things are not always what they seem.
d. always tell young children bedtime stories.

1. the phrase \the shadows seemed deeper and colder, and the house felt older, too\ is an example of which literary device used to enhance the storys mood?

a. simile
b. imagery
c. hyperbole
d. onomatopoeia

1. which statement best evaluates the authors use of a simple, conversational tone in the narrators opening internal thoughts?

a. it creates a sense of immediate danger and high-stakes tension.
b. it establishes the narrator as detached and uncaring about the boy.
c. it lowers the readers guard, making the eventual horror more shocking.
d. it suggests that the entire story is merely a funny anecdote.

Explanation:

1. In the story, the boy's behavior at the start of conversations is described in a way that implies seriousness.
2. The dialogue of the small boy is used to create suspense and reveal details about the "Rattlebag".
3. The theme of the story is that things are not always what they seem.
4. The phrase "the shadows seemed deeper and colder, and the house felt older, too" uses imagery to enhance the mood.
5. The simple, conversational tone in the narrator's opening internal thoughts lowers the reader's guard, making the eventual horror more shocking.

Answer:

1. B. Seriously
2. C. To create suspense and reveal ominous details about the "Rattlebag."
3. C. Things are not always what they seem.
4. B. Imagery
5. C. It lowers the reader’s guard, making the eventual horror more shocking.