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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 8 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are some of Legs' and Arms' corresponding parts?
(a) Shoulders and hips.
(b) Shoulders and knees.
(c) Ankles and hips.
(d) Hips and hands.

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

3. Why do other body parts become "green with envy" with regard to Legs' and Arms' relationship?
(a) Because they ignore the other body parts.
(b) Because of their seamless coordination.
(c) Because they think they are better than other parts.
(d) Because they want to be able to walk and hold things.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are some of the places Legs and Arms were said to help carry the body?

2. Which body part came up with the idea for the contest?

3. Where does the contest between Legs and Arms take place?

4. What does Legs say about Arms' "long slim fingers" (16).

5. With what phrase does the story begin?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the other body parts begin to envy Legs and Arms and what do they do as a result?

2. What does Tongue do to create conflict between Legs and Arms?

3. How are each of the organs on "maximum alert" (19) during the contest?

4. In what ways are Humans said to be "just like all the other four-limbed creatures" (1) at the start of the story?

5. Who decides there should be a contest and what solution does he come up with regarding what the contest will be?

6. What uses are Legs and Arms able to borrow from other organs like mouth, nose, and eyes?

7. What are three animals humans were said to be faster than at the start of the story?

8. What do legs and arms think of each other as and how do they work together at the start of the story?

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