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1 On which day of the week does this story take place?

Monday

Saturday

Sunday

Thursday
2 Why is Jack telling Jo a bedtime in the middle of the afternoon?

She is feeling sick and so she is going to bed early

It is her Saturday nap

She's gotten in trouble at school and has to go 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 description of what the Creature family has for supper

A tricky fox

A cranky old wizard

A wise old owl
4 How many years has Jack been telling Jo bedtime stories?

One year

Four years

Two years

Three years
5 How many children do Jack and Claire have together?

One

Two

Four

Three
6 What is Jo's brother's name?

Bobby

Roger

Jack Jr.

John John
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 been a good girl for a full week straight

When she's sick or when she's taking a nap

When she gets all As at school

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 watched a movie about skunks that week

They recently ran over a skunk on the way to the community pool

He thinks they must talk about skunks in nursery school
10 How do Jack's stories usually end?

Wizard fixes the problem with magic

Roger Creature fixes the problem with a lot of self-reflection

Owl fixes the problem with sage advice

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?

Building a shed

Painting the nursery

Fixing a broken leg of their dining room table

Painting the living room
12 How does Updike indicate that Jo is growing?

The notches on the wall that mark her height are growing further and further apart every month

Her feet dangle off of her tiny bed

Her feet reach halfway down the double bed

All of her clothes are growing too short and too tight
13 Which of the following does Jo NOT try to verify the truth of?

Spiders eating bugs

Mickey Mouse

Magic spells

God
14 What does Jack accidentally call Roger Skunk?

Roger Fish

Roger Dog

Roger Chipmunk

Roger Squirrel
15 When does Daddy Creature return?

At the end of the story

When Mommy Skunk is pregnant

When Roger runs away to Wizard

When Roger is being bullied at school
16 Where does Daddy Creature work?

Sacramento

From the tiptop of a tree in the deep woods

Boston

New York City
17 Why does Jo want Wizard to hit Mommy Skunk?

Because she doesn't let Roger play with his friends

Because she doesn't want Roger to go to school anymore

Because Mommy is anti-magic

Because she forces Roger to smell like a skunk again
18 What color are Jack and Claire painting the living-room?

Ivory

Tan

Yellow

Gray
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?

Firewood

Roses

Pine

Citrus

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