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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 20 - 41 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What expression is used for the time the story describes at the start?
(a) In the no so distant past.
(b) Present-day.
(c) Far into the future.
(d) A long time ago.

2. What creature runs around and refuses to settle down at the contest between Arms and Legs?
(a) Lizard.
(b) Chameleon.
(c) Worm.
(d) Peacock.

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

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

5. What are some of the places Legs and Arms were said to help carry the body?
(a) Stores and movies and down the street.
(b) Cafes and malls and across the street.
(c) Shops and valleys and up and down mountains.
(d) Shops and markets and up and down trees.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which insects "sang all the time" (25) at the contest between Arms and Legs?

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

3. What did Legs and Arms help the body do in the water?

4. What is another creature humans are said to have been faster than at the start of the story?

5. With what phrase does the story begin?

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