1 On which day of the week does this story take place? Sunday Saturday Monday Thursday 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 wise old owl A tricky fox 4 How many years has Jack been telling Jo bedtime stories? Four years Three years One year Two years 5 How many children do Jack and Claire have together? Four One Two Three 6 What is Jo's brother's name? John John Jack Jr. Roger Bobby 7 How many times has Jack told the story of Roger Skunk? Too many times to count. This is the third time. He's told the same story every day for two years. This is the first time. 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 Only when she's sick When she's sick or when she's taking a nap When she gets all As at school 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 watched a movie about skunks that week 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 Roger Creature fixes the problem with a lot of self-reflection Wizard fixes the problem with magic Owl fixes the problem with sage advice 11 What is Claire doing while Jack is telling the story? Painting the living room Fixing a broken leg of their dining room table Building a shed Painting the nursery 12 How does Updike indicate that Jo is growing? 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 Her feet reach halfway down the double bed 13 Which of the following does Jo NOT try to verify the truth of? God Spiders eating bugs Magic spells Mickey Mouse 14 What does Jack accidentally call Roger Skunk? Roger Fish Roger Dog Roger Chipmunk Roger Squirrel 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 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 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? Gray Yellow Tan Ivory 19 What is Claire wearing when Jack descends the stairs? One of his old shirts A pair of his swim trunks A pair of his old cords A face mask to protect from the paint fumes 20 What does Roger Skunk choose to smell like? Roses Citrus Firewood Pine