You can do basic resistance tests with an ohmmeter, or you can wire the coil into a 12V circuit (+12V to the coil positive, a length of wire to the coil negative, a spark plug between the coil HT connection and the coil mount bracket) - briefly connect the coil negative to the battery negative - every time you break the circuit, you should get a spark at the plug.
Regarding the clicking starter - make sure you have a heavy ground from the bell housing to the chassis and also the battery negative - make sure there is a good connection from the battery to the starter and make sure the battery is fully charged. Connect a length of wire to the starter control terminal and go directly to the battery positive to test - this bypasses the safety circuits so make sure the vehicle is in neutral.