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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 question do the other body parts present to Arms and Legs to pin them against one another?
(a) Who is prettier.
(b) Who is smarter.
(c) Who is stronger.
(d) Who is thinner.

2. What are some of the places Legs and Arms were said to help carry the body?
(a) Shops and markets and up and down trees.
(b) Shops and valleys and up and down mountains.
(c) Cafes and malls and across the street.
(d) Stores and movies and down the street.

3. Where does the contest between Legs and Arms take place?
(a) In a clearing in the forest.
(b) In a valley.
(c) In the marketplace.
(d) On the beach.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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