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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 expression is used for the time the story describes at the start?
(a) In the no so distant past.
(b) Far into the future.
(c) Present-day.
(d) A long time ago.

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

3. What is another creature humans are said to have been faster than at the start of the story?
(a) Dinos.
(b) Butterflies.
(c) Sloths.
(d) Leopards.

4. What use can Legs and Arms borrow from Mouth?
(a) Eating.
(b) Breathing.
(c) Sounds.
(d) Snoring.

5. What does Legs say about Arms' "long slim fingers" (16).
(a) They are too long.
(b) They are useless.
(c) They are quite useful.
(d) They are clearly starving.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Legs and Arms relationship described?

2. What do the other body parts begin to do as a result of their envy of Legs and Arms?

3. What term is used to describe other creatures at the start of the story?

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

5. What did Legs and Arms help the body do in the water?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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. Why do the other body parts begin to envy Legs and Arms and what do they do as a result?

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

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

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

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

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