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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 42 - 59 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who presents the first challenge at the contest?
(a) Arms.
(b) Mouth.
(c) Legs.
(d) Brain.

2. With what phrase does the story begin?
(a) Long ago and far away.
(b) Once upon a time.
(c) In a far away land.
(d) In a far away time.

3. What does Hands do on their second attempt at completing Legs' challenge?
(a) Make a fist.
(b) Go very, very slowly.
(c) Spread their fingers out better.
(d) Ask Legs for help.

4. What are some of Legs' and Arms' corresponding parts?
(a) Ankles and hips.
(b) Hips and hands.
(c) Shoulders and knees.
(d) Shoulders and hips.

5. What does Ears do during the contest?
(a) Makes sure nobody aids Arms and Legs by instructing them.
(b) Tells everyone to stay silent.
(c) Keeps scores.
(d) Primes themselves to hear the slightest sound.

Short Answer Questions

1. Once humans began to walk upright, what was Arms main duty?

2. What does Legs challenge Arms to do in the contest?

3. At the end of the story, what is said to happen to humans who "see the body and the head as parties at war" (59)?

4. What question do the other body parts present to Arms and Legs to pin them against one another?

5. Where does the contest between Legs and Arms take place?

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