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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Arms to do show off their capabilities after Legs cannot complete the challenge?
(a) Builds a house.
(b) Threads needles and hurls spears.
(c) Writes a letter.
(d) Flips through a book.

2. What problem did Hands encounter when they succeeded at turning the body upside down?
(a) They could barely move.
(b) A four-legged stepped on them causing the Body to topple over.
(c) The heat from the ground made it impossible to stay like that for long.
(d) They hurt from the gravel below.

3. Who is said to have walked on arms and legs at the start of the story?
(a) Fish.
(b) Dinosaurs.
(c) Rabbits.
(d) Humans.

4. According to the tale, why do children begin their lives on all fours?
(a) Because their brain is not fully developed.
(b) To remember their origins.
(c) To show their submission to grown-ups.
(d) Because their bodies are not strong enough.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What creature runs around and refuses to settle down at the contest between Arms and Legs?

2. What expression is used for the time the story describes at the start?

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

4. What do Legs do to show off after Arms gave up on the challenge?

5. What do the spectators do after Arms shows off their capabilities, which upsets Legs?

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