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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who begins to laugh after Arms second failed attempt at completing the challenge?

2. What happens after Hands manages to move the Body a few steps once upside down?

3. Which creature is described as walking "stealthily" (25) at the contest?

4. What issue did Nose encounter when Hands turned the body upside down?

5. What problem did Hands encounter when they succeeded at turning the body upside down?

Short Essay Questions

1. Name three water dwellers that come to the contest.

2. What two-leggeds come to the contest and what do they do to show their excitement?

3. Who carries word of the contest between arms and legs across the forest, the water, and the air?

4. How does Arms manage his challenge from Legs?

5. Describe the song Mouth opens the contest with.

6. What is Arms' challenge to Legs at the contest?

7. What do the four-legged carry with them to the contest and why?

8. What is different about the Chameleon and Lizard at the contest?

9. What four-legged animals come to the contest between arms and legs?

10. How does Arms respond to how Legs handles his challenge at the contest?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay analyzing the symbolic significance of the following in The Upright Revolution: The Human Body, The Competition between Arms and Legs, the Head, Thumbs, and the Animals. What does each of these represent? How do they develop the themes of unity and communication in the story?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the ending of The Upright Revolution after the body begins to walk upright. How might the structure of the body be a metaphor for political structures? Use direct examples as support.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay about the author of The Upright Revolution. Who is he? What else has he written? How is The Upright Revolution similar or different from his previous works?

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