1 On which day of the week does this story take place? Thursday Monday Saturday Sunday 2 Why is Jack telling Jo a bedtime in the middle of the afternoon? She's gotten in trouble at school and has to go to bed early She talked back to her mom and has to go to bed early She is feeling sick and so she is going to bed early It is her Saturday nap 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 Three years 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? This is the third time. Too many times to count. This is the first time. 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 been a good girl for a full week straight When she gets all As at school When she's sick or when she's taking a nap Only when she's sick 9 Why does Jack think that Jo chooses "skunk" as the creature for this story? They watched a movie about skunks that week They recently ran over a skunk on the way to the community pool He thinks they must talk about skunks in nursery school They have had a family of skunks living in their back yard 10 How do Jack's stories usually end? Wizard fixes the problem with magic Mommy Creature intervenes and assures Roger that he is perfect the way he is Roger Creature fixes the problem with a lot of self-reflection Owl fixes the problem with sage advice 11 What is Claire doing while Jack is telling the story? Painting the nursery Painting the living room Building a shed Fixing a broken leg of their dining room table 12 How does Updike indicate that Jo is growing? 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 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? Mickey Mouse Spiders eating bugs Magic spells God 14 What does Jack accidentally call Roger Skunk? Roger Dog Roger Chipmunk Roger Fish Roger Squirrel 15 When does Daddy Creature return? At the end of the story When Mommy Skunk is pregnant When Roger is being bullied at school When Roger runs away to Wizard 16 Where does Daddy Creature work? Boston Sacramento New York City From the tiptop of a tree in the deep woods 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 forces Roger to smell like a skunk again Because she doesn't want Roger to go to school anymore 18 What color are Jack and Claire painting the living-room? Ivory Tan Yellow Gray 19 What is Claire wearing when Jack descends the stairs? A face mask to protect from the paint fumes One of his old shirts A pair of his swim trunks A pair of his old cords 20 What does Roger Skunk choose to smell like? Pine Citrus Roses Firewood