1 On which day of the week does this story take place? Thursday Saturday Sunday Monday 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 description of what the Creature family has for supper A cranky old wizard A tricky fox 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 Two One Four 6 What is Jo's brother's name? Roger Bobby Jack Jr. John John 7 How many times has Jack told the story of Roger Skunk? He's told the same story every day for two years. Too many times to count. This is the first time. 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 Only when she's sick 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 have had a family of skunks living in their back yard He thinks they must talk about skunks in nursery school They watched a movie about skunks that week They recently ran over a skunk on the way to the community pool 10 How do Jack's stories usually end? Owl fixes the problem with sage advice 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 Wizard fixes the problem with magic 11 What is Claire doing while Jack is telling the story? Painting the living room Building a shed Fixing a broken leg of their dining room table Painting the nursery 12 How does Updike indicate that Jo is growing? 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 Her feet reach halfway down the double bed 13 Which of the following does Jo NOT try to verify the truth of? Mickey Mouse Magic spells Spiders eating bugs God 14 What does Jack accidentally call Roger Skunk? Roger Chipmunk Roger Fish Roger Dog 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? From the tiptop of a tree in the deep woods Sacramento New York City Boston 17 Why does Jo want Wizard to hit Mommy Skunk? 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 Because Mommy is anti-magic 18 What color are Jack and Claire painting the living-room? Ivory Yellow Tan Gray 19 What is Claire wearing when Jack descends the stairs? A pair of his old cords A face mask to protect from the paint fumes One of his old shirts A pair of his swim trunks 20 What does Roger Skunk choose to smell like? Citrus Pine Firewood Roses