- At the end of the storytelling session, why does Jack consider himself ‘caught in an ugly middle position’?
- Describe Jack’s art of storytelling.
- Give an example to show that Jo was a sensitive child.
- Having got rid of his stink, what problem did Roger Skunk face?
- How are Jack’s views on life different from those of Jo?
- How can we say that Jack is a dominant male?
- How did Jack end the Roger Skunk story? How and why did Jo want to change it?
- How did Jo want the story to end?
- How does Jo show her independent thinking in the story ‘Should Wizard Hit Mommy’?
- How was the Skunk’s story different from the other stories narrated by Jack?
- The same situation can be viewed through two different perspectives. How does “Should Wizard Hit Mommy ?” establish this point through the views of Jack and Jo?
- We can’t approve of Jack’s attitude towards his wife. Comment.
- What do you think is a better ending of Roger Skunk’s story, Jo’s or her father’s? Why?
- What is mother Skunk’s role in the story?
- What story did Jo want to hear the next day and why? What was father’s reaction to it?
- What was Roger Skunk’s problem? What did he do to solve it?
- What was the basic plot of each story told by Jack?
- Why did Jo feel that the Skunk’s mommy was stupid?
- Why did Roger Skunk go in search of the wizard?
- Why did Roger Skunk go to see the owl?
- Why does Jo call the Skunk’s mommy stupid?
