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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) Shops and valleys and up and down mountains.
(c) Cafes and malls and across the street.
(d) Shops and markets and up and down trees.

3. What body part developed the plan to put Legs and Arms against each other?
(a) Mouth.
(b) Eyes.
(c) Brain.
(d) Tongue.

4. What is one creature humans are said to have been faster than at the start of the story?
(a) Hares.
(b) Sloths.
(c) Zebras.
(d) Caterpillars.

5. Where does the contest between Legs and Arms take place?
(a) In a valley.
(b) In a clearing in the forest.
(c) On the beach.
(d) In the marketplace.

Short Answer Questions

1. What aspect of the hand is said to have been different than hands today?

2. With what phrase does the story begin?

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

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

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

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