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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 25-30.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Rick Fisher promise the Tarahumara runners in exchange for racing in the Leadville Trail 100?
(a) Beef.
(b) Fish.
(c) Corn.
(d) Rum.

2. Where is Ann Trason from?
(a) Yakima, Washington.
(b) Ashland, Oregon.
(c) Elko, Nevada.
(d) Kensington, California.

3. Who came in third place in the 1994 Leadville Trail 100?
(a) Christopher McDougall.
(b) Salvador Holguin.
(c) Billy Barnett.
(d) Martimano Cervantes.

4. Who came in first in the race in Chapter 16?
(a) Arnulfo Quimare.
(b) Juan Herrera.
(c) Salvador Holguin.
(d) Victoriano Churro.

5. Tegla Loroupe is a long-distance track and road runner from where?
(a) Kenya.
(b) Ethiopia.
(c) Zimbabwe.
(d) South Africa.

Short Answer Questions

1. Caballo was filled with pride as he showed off what to the author in Chapter 26?

2. Who did the author contact in Chapter 18, hoping he had met with Caballo Blanco at Leadville, but realized he had not?

3. What did the author realize was the reason Caballo Blanco had been angry in Chapter 7?

4. At what mark in the race did Ann Trason's mule join her in Chapter 14?

5. Whose name did the author mention to Caballo Blanco to catch his attention in Chapter 7?

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