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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which body part "borrowed" (15) and put to action the plan against Legs and Arms?
(a) Eyes.
(b) Tongue.
(c) Ears.
(d) Brain.

2. Which body part suggested a contest between Arms and Legs?
(a) Nose.
(b) Tongue.
(c) Ears.
(d) Eyes.

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

4. What is one creature humans are said to have been faster than at the start of the story?
(a) Zebras.
(b) Hares.
(c) Sloths.
(d) Caterpillars.

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

6. What body parts are described as being closer than other organs?
(a) Eyes and ears.
(b) Mouths and toes.
(c) Legs and Arms.
(d) Heads and feet.

7. How is Legs and Arms relationship described?
(a) Discordant and enraging.
(b) Diplomatic and easygoing.
(c) Dynamic and efficacious.
(d) Democratic and egalitarian.

8. With what phrase does the story begin?
(a) In a far away time.
(b) In a far away land.
(c) Long ago and far away.
(d) Once upon a time.

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

10. What is the role of Eyes during the contest between Legs and Arms?
(a) To make sure nobody cheats.
(b) To record the contest.
(c) To keep score.
(d) To scan the forest for any threat.

11. What term is used to describe other creatures at the start of the story?
(a) Four-limbed.
(b) Two-legged.
(c) Six-toed.
(d) Three-footed.

12. What phrase is used to describe what the other body parts no longer wanted to lend to Arms and Legs?
(a) Their special genius.
(b) Their sensory expertise.
(c) Their secret powers.
(d) Their singular beauty.

13. What did Legs and Arms help the body do in the water?
(a) Doggie paddle.
(b) Stay afloat or swim or dive.
(c) Surf or scuba dive.
(d) Backstroke, breaststroke, and sidestroke.

14. 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 did not have thumbs.
(c) Humans had only three fingers.
(d) Humans had two thumbs.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What use can Legs and Arms borrow from Mouth?

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

3. What body part developed the plan to put Legs and Arms against each other?

4. What is Tongue ready to do during the contest?

5. What question do the other body parts present to Arms and Legs to pin them against one another?

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