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

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

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

4. What does Ears do during the contest?
(a) Keeps scores.
(b) Tells everyone to stay silent.
(c) Makes sure nobody aids Arms and Legs by instructing them.
(d) Primes themselves to hear the slightest sound.

5. Arms brags that which part of them are superior to the Toes?
(a) Wrists.
(b) Fingers.
(c) Shoulders.
(d) Elbows.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are some other corresponding parts on Legs and Arms?

2. What aspect of the hand is said to have been different than hands today?

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

4. What did Legs and Arms think of each other as prior to the upright revolution?

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

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

4. What do legs and arms think of each other as and how do they work together 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. How are each of the organs on "maximum alert" (19) during the contest?

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

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

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