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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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)?
(a) They walk on all fours.
(b) They become more like animals.
(c) They cannot think straight.
(d) They become extinct.

2. What phrase is used to describe what the body became once humans began to walk upright?
(a) Formidable bio-machine.
(b) Biomechanical fortress.
(c) Fierce machine.
(d) Biological force.

3. In the opening song to the contest, why is it said they are doing this?
(a) To be happy.
(b) To be united.
(c) To be calm.
(d) To be free.

4. Which insects "sang all the time" (25) at the contest between Arms and Legs?
(a) Cicadas.
(b) Bees.
(c) Flies.
(d) Crickets.

5. What are some other corresponding parts on Legs and Arms?
(a) Ankles and hips.
(b) Hips and wrists.
(c) Shoulders and hands.
(d) Elbows and knees.

Short Answer Questions

1. What phrase is used to describe what the other body parts no longer wanted to lend to Arms and Legs?

2. Once food was expelled from the body and enriched the soil, what happened?

3. Which body "part borrowed sound from Mouth and laughed and laughed” (32) at Legs?

4. Once food entered the mouth, which part of the body was in charge of sending it to the tummy?

5. What word is used to describe what "arrogant Fingers" thinks of Legs challenge to Arms?

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