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