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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who are among the four-legged animals who came to the contest?
(a) Hippo, Camel, Fish.
(b) Giraffe, Camel, Elephant.
(c) Camel, Antelope, and Crocodile.
(d) Antelope, Rhino, Crocodile.

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) 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.

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

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

5. What happens after Hands manages to move the Body a few steps once upside down?
(a) Arms and Hands cry out in pain and fall.
(b) Arms are declared the winner.
(c) Legs kicks in fury and the Body falls.
(d) A four-legged steps on them causing the Body to topple over.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which part of the body took over once food entered the tummy?

2. What term is used to describe other creatures at the start of the story?

3. Once humans began to walk upright, what was Arms main duty?

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

5. What problem did Hands encounter when they succeeded at turning the body upside down?

(see the answer key)

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