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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 1 - 19 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote The Upright Revolution, or Why Humans Walk Upright?
(a) Ngugi wa Mirii.
(b) Ngugi wa Thiong'o.
(c) Mũkoma wa Thiong'o.
(d) Mũkoma wa Ngũgĩ.

2. What aspect of the hand is said to have been different than hands today?
(a) Humans had only three fingers.
(b) Humans did not have thumbs.
(c) Humans had two thumbs.
(d) The thumb was close to the fingers like the big toe.

3. What did Legs and Arms help the body do in the water?
(a) Surf or scuba dive.
(b) Stay afloat or swim or dive.
(c) Backstroke, breaststroke, and sidestroke.
(d) Doggie paddle.

4. What does Legs say about Arms' "long slim fingers" (16).
(a) They are useless.
(b) They are quite useful.
(c) They are too long.
(d) They are clearly starving.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What are some of the places Legs and Arms were said to help carry the body?

3. Which body part suggested a contest between Arms and Legs?

4. What does Ears do during the contest?

5. What expression is used for the time the story describes at the start?

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