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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 "showed off their slim looks" (32) after Legs was unsuccessful in the challenge?
(a) Eyelashes.
(b) Toes.
(c) Arms.
(d) Ankles.

2. Who is said to have walked on arms and legs at the start of the story?
(a) Dinosaurs.
(b) Humans.
(c) Rabbits.
(d) Fish.

3. What conclusion do the other organs come to in regards to whether Legs or Arms are most powerful?
(a) Neither is very powerful at all.
(b) They are each best at what they did and they need each other.
(c) Legs are most powerful.
(d) Arms are most powerful.

4. Once humans began to walk upright, what was Arms main duty?
(a) To fight predators.
(b) To pump iron.
(c) To put food into mouth.
(d) To wave at passersby.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. With what phrase does the story begin?

3. What do the spectators do to show their approval of Legs' moves after Arms gave up on the challenge?

4. Which contest spectators are said to be bowing?

5. What creature runs around and refuses to settle down at the contest between Arms and Legs?

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