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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which body part came up with the idea for the contest?
(a) Mouth.
(b) Arms.
(c) Brain.
(d) Legs.

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

3. Once the body begins to walk upright, what are Hands said to be ready to do?
(a) Knit.
(b) Clap.
(c) Wave.
(d) Work.

4. What are some of the functions of the Legs once humans walk upright?
(a) Running and football.
(b) Baseball and hopping.
(c) Skipping and side-stepping.
(d) Basketball and running.

5. Which creature is described as walking "stealthily" (25) at the contest?
(a) Lizard.
(b) Chameleon.
(c) Worm.
(d) Millipede.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which body "part borrowed sound from Mouth and laughed and laughed” (32) at Legs?

3. Which insects "sang all the time" (25) at the contest between Arms and Legs?

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

5. At the end of the story, what is said to happen to humans who "see the body and the head as parties at war" (59)?

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