1 On which day of the week does this story take place? Thursday Saturday Monday Sunday 2 Why is Jack telling Jo a bedtime in the middle of the afternoon? She is feeling sick and so she is going to bed early She's gotten in trouble at school and has to go to bed early It is her Saturday nap She talked back to her mom and has to go to bed early 3 Which of the following is NOT a staple of Jack's bedtime stories? A description of what the Creature family has for supper A tricky fox A cranky old wizard A wise old owl 4 How many years has Jack been telling Jo bedtime stories? One year Two years Three years Four years 5 How many children do Jack and Claire have together? Four Two One Three 6 What is Jo's brother's name? Roger Jack Jr. John John Bobby 7 How many times has Jack told the story of Roger Skunk? This is the first time. This is the third time. Too many times to count. He's told the same story every day for two years. 8 When is Jo allowed to sleep in her parent's double bed? When she's sick or when she's taking a nap When she's been a good girl for a full week straight When she gets all As at school Only when she's sick 9 Why does Jack think that Jo chooses "skunk" as the creature for this story? They recently ran over a skunk on the way to the community pool They watched a movie about skunks that week They have had a family of skunks living in their back yard He thinks they must talk about skunks in nursery school 10 How do Jack's stories usually end? Roger Creature fixes the problem with a lot of self-reflection Owl fixes the problem with sage advice Wizard fixes the problem with magic Mommy Creature intervenes and assures Roger that he is perfect the way he is 11 What is Claire doing while Jack is telling the story? Painting the nursery Painting the living room Fixing a broken leg of their dining room table Building a shed 12 How does Updike indicate that Jo is growing? Her feet reach halfway down the double bed All of her clothes are growing too short and too tight Her feet dangle off of her tiny bed The notches on the wall that mark her height are growing further and further apart every month 13 Which of the following does Jo NOT try to verify the truth of? Magic spells Spiders eating bugs God Mickey Mouse 14 What does Jack accidentally call Roger Skunk? Roger Fish Roger Squirrel Roger Chipmunk Roger Dog 15 When does Daddy Creature return? When Mommy Skunk is pregnant When Roger is being bullied at school When Roger runs away to Wizard At the end of the story 16 Where does Daddy Creature work? Boston From the tiptop of a tree in the deep woods New York City Sacramento 17 Why does Jo want Wizard to hit Mommy Skunk? Because she doesn't let Roger play with his friends Because Mommy is anti-magic Because she doesn't want Roger to go to school anymore Because she forces Roger to smell like a skunk again 18 What color are Jack and Claire painting the living-room? Tan Yellow Gray Ivory 19 What is Claire wearing when Jack descends the stairs? A pair of his old cords A pair of his swim trunks A face mask to protect from the paint fumes One of his old shirts 20 What does Roger Skunk choose to smell like? Citrus Firewood Roses Pine