1 On which day of the week does this story take place? Thursday Sunday Monday Saturday 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 It is her Saturday nap She is feeling sick and so she is going to bed early 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 wise old owl A cranky old wizard A tricky fox A description of what the Creature family has for supper 4 How many years has Jack been telling Jo bedtime stories? Three years Two years One year Four years 5 How many children do Jack and Claire have together? Three One Two Four 6 What is Jo's brother's name? Roger John John Jack Jr. Bobby 7 How many times has Jack told the story of Roger Skunk? Too many times to count. This is the first time. He's told the same story every day for two years. This is the third time. 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 gets all As at school Only when she's sick When she's been a good girl for a full week straight 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 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? 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? Painting the living room Painting the nursery 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 The notches on the wall that mark her height are growing further and further apart every month All of her clothes are growing too short and too tight Her feet dangle off of her tiny bed 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 Dog Roger Fish Roger Chipmunk Roger Squirrel 15 When does Daddy Creature return? When Roger runs away to Wizard When Mommy Skunk is pregnant At the end of the story When Roger is being bullied at school 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 forces Roger to smell like a skunk again Because she doesn't want Roger to go to school anymore Because Mommy is anti-magic Because she doesn't let Roger play with his friends 18 What color are Jack and Claire painting the living-room? Tan Yellow Ivory Gray 19 What is Claire wearing when Jack descends the stairs? A face mask to protect from the paint fumes A pair of his old cords One of his old shirts A pair of his swim trunks 20 What does Roger Skunk choose to smell like? Citrus Pine Roses Firewood