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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 42 - 59 .

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What are some of the functions of the Hands once humans walk upright?
(a) Baseball and basketball.
(b) Tennis and shot put.
(c) Sewing and writing.
(d) Baseball and badminton.

3. At the end of the story, what is said to happen to humans who "see the body and the head as parties at war" (59)?
(a) They cannot think straight.
(b) They walk on all fours.
(c) They become more like animals.
(d) They become extinct.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How long do the other organs debate whether Legs or Arms was most powerful?

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

4. What is one of the creatures that "crawled bout on the ground or trees" (25) at the contest between Arms and Legs?

5. What issue does Eyes have while Hands tries to complete the challenge?

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