1 On which day of the week does this story take place? Monday Sunday Thursday Saturday 2 Why is Jack telling Jo a bedtime in the middle of the afternoon? It is her Saturday nap 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 She's gotten in trouble at school and has to go to bed early 3 Which of the following is NOT a staple of Jack's bedtime stories? A cranky old wizard A description of what the Creature family has for supper A tricky fox A wise old owl 4 How many years has Jack been telling Jo bedtime stories? Three years Four years Two years One year 5 How many children do Jack and Claire have together? Three One Four Two 6 What is Jo's brother's name? Bobby Roger John John Jack Jr. 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. Too many times to count. This is the third time. 8 When is Jo allowed to sleep in her parent's double bed? When she gets all As at school When she's sick or when she's taking a nap When she's been a good girl for a full week straight 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 have had a family of skunks living in their back yard He thinks they must talk about skunks in nursery school They recently ran over a skunk on the way to the community pool 10 How do Jack's stories usually end? Mommy Creature intervenes and assures Roger that he is perfect the way he is Owl fixes the problem with sage advice Roger Creature fixes the problem with a lot of self-reflection Wizard fixes the problem with magic 11 What is Claire doing while Jack is telling the story? Fixing a broken leg of their dining room table Painting the living room Painting the nursery 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? Mickey Mouse God Magic spells Spiders eating bugs 14 What does Jack accidentally call Roger Skunk? Roger Fish Roger Dog Roger Squirrel Roger Chipmunk 15 When does Daddy Creature return? When Roger is being bullied at school At the end of the story When Mommy Skunk is pregnant When Roger runs away to Wizard 16 Where does Daddy Creature work? Sacramento From the tiptop of a tree in the deep woods New York City Boston 17 Why does Jo want Wizard to hit Mommy Skunk? Because she forces Roger to smell like a skunk again Because Mommy is anti-magic Because she doesn't want Roger to go to school anymore Because she doesn't let Roger play with his friends 18 What color are Jack and Claire painting the living-room? Tan Ivory 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 old cords A pair of his swim trunks 20 What does Roger Skunk choose to smell like? Citrus Pine Firewood Roses