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

2. What body part developed the plan to put Legs and Arms against each other?
(a) Eyes.
(b) Tongue.
(c) Mouth.
(d) Brain.

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

4. What are some other corresponding parts on Legs and Arms?
(a) Hips and wrists.
(b) Shoulders and hands.
(c) Ankles and hips.
(d) Elbows and knees.

5. What does Legs say about Arms' "long slim fingers" (16).
(a) They are too long.
(b) They are quite useful.
(c) They are clearly starving.
(d) They are useless.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the other body parts begin to do as a result of their envy of Legs and Arms?

2. For how long do Arms and Legs debate which of them is better?

3. Who wrote The Upright Revolution, or Why Humans Walk Upright?

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

5. Which body part suggested a contest between Arms and Legs?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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