1 On which day of the week does this story take place? Thursday Monday Sunday Saturday 2 Why is Jack telling Jo a bedtime in the middle of the afternoon? She talked back to her mom and has to go to bed early 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 3 Which of the following is NOT a staple of Jack's bedtime stories? A tricky fox A cranky old wizard A wise old owl A description of what the Creature family has for supper 4 How many years has Jack been telling Jo bedtime stories? Four years Three years Two years One year 5 How many children do Jack and Claire have together? Two One Four Three 6 What is Jo's brother's name? Jack Jr. John John Roger 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 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 have had a family of skunks living in their back yard They recently ran over a skunk on the way to the community pool They watched a movie about skunks that week He thinks they must talk about skunks in nursery school 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 Owl fixes the problem with sage advice Roger Creature fixes the problem with a lot of self-reflection 11 What is Claire doing while Jack is telling the story? Fixing a broken leg of their dining room table Building a shed Painting the living room Painting the nursery 12 How does Updike indicate that Jo is growing? 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 All of her clothes are growing too short and too tight Her feet reach halfway down the double bed 13 Which of the following does Jo NOT try to verify the truth of? Spiders eating bugs Mickey Mouse God Magic spells 14 What does Jack accidentally call Roger Skunk? Roger Squirrel Roger Chipmunk Roger Fish Roger Dog 15 When does Daddy Creature return? When Roger is being bullied at school When Roger runs away to Wizard When Mommy Skunk is pregnant At the end of the story 16 Where does Daddy Creature work? Boston New York City Sacramento From the tiptop of a tree in the deep woods 17 Why does Jo want Wizard to hit Mommy Skunk? 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 Because she doesn't let Roger play with his friends 18 What color are Jack and Claire painting the living-room? Ivory Gray Yellow Tan 19 What is Claire wearing when Jack descends the stairs? A pair of his swim trunks A pair of his old cords A face mask to protect from the paint fumes One of his old shirts 20 What does Roger Skunk choose to smell like? Citrus Roses Pine Firewood