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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What problem did Hands encounter when they succeeded at turning the body upside down?
(a) They could barely move.
(b) The heat from the ground made it impossible to stay like that for long.
(c) A four-legged stepped on them causing the Body to topple over.
(d) They hurt from the gravel below.

2. Which insects "sang all the time" (25) at the contest between Arms and Legs?
(a) Cicadas.
(b) Bees.
(c) Crickets.
(d) Flies.

3. What question do the other body parts present to Arms and Legs to pin them against one another?
(a) Who is prettier.
(b) Who is smarter.
(c) Who is thinner.
(d) Who is stronger.

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

5. Which body part began the contest with a song?
(a) Brain.
(b) Eyes.
(c) Mouth.
(d) Ears.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is said to have walked on arms and legs at the start of the story?

2. What do Legs do to show off after Arms gave up on the challenge?

3. What word is used to describe what "arrogant Fingers" thinks of Legs challenge to Arms?

4. What phrase is used to describe what the body became once humans began to walk upright?

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

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