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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 do the other body parts begin to do as a result of their envy of Legs and Arms?
(a) They shut down.
(b) They ignore legs and arms requests.
(c) They create a body that does not need arms and legs.
(d) They begin to plot against legs and arms.

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

3. Which body "part borrowed sound from Mouth and laughed and laughed” (32) at Legs?
(a) Elbows.
(b) Wrists.
(c) Shoulders.
(d) Fingers.

4. What use can Legs and Arms borrow from Nose?
(a) Flaring.
(b) Sneezing.
(c) Smelling.
(d) Snoring.

5. For how long do Arms and Legs debate which of them is better?
(a) Days.
(b) Years.
(c) Months.
(d) Weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are among the two-legged spectators?

2. Who wrote The Upright Revolution, or Why Humans Walk Upright?

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

4. Which contest spectators are said to be bowing?

5. Which body part came up with the idea for the contest?

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