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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How had the author felt after his article was published in Chapter 18?
(a) Guilty.
(b) Proud.
(c) Egotistical.
(d) Generous.

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

3. What did the author and his hired assistant find themselves surrounded by at one crucial part during their journey in Chapter 3?
(a) A cocaine processing camp.
(b) An army batallion.
(c) Angry natives.
(d) Marijuana fields.

4. As of 2003, Ann Trason's mark at the Leadville Trail 100 was ranked what by any runner?
(a) Fourth best.
(b) Eighth best.
(c) Second best.
(d) Fifth best.

5. What periodical assigned an article to the author in Chapter 3?
(a) "Trail Running Digest."
(b) "Runner's World Magazine."
(c) "Western Runner."
(d) "Fitness Monthly."

6. Before they left the school teacher's home, the author had a chance to see some of the students and witness what in Chapter 6?
(a) A running game.
(b) A game of hide and seek.
(c) A baseball game.
(d) A soccer match.

7. When did the author go to see a doctor due to foot pain in Chapter 2?
(a) June, 1995.
(b) May, 2004.
(c) January, 2001.
(d) August, 1998.

8. At the 60-mile mark, Ann Trason was how far ahead of the Tarahumara runners in Chapter 14?
(a) 21 minutes.
(b) 2 minutes.
(c) 5 minutes.
(d) 12 minutes.

9. In 1993, what 52 year-old Tarahumara runner came in first in the Leadville Trail 100?
(a) Martimano Cervantes.
(b) Victoriano Churro.
(c) Juan Herrera.
(d) Caballo Blanco.

10. What did the author realize was the reason Caballo Blanco had been angry in Chapter 7?
(a) Caballo Blanco was offended by a gesture.
(b) Caballo Blanco was very hungry.
(c) Caballo Blanco hadn't slept in two days.
(d) Caballo Blanco was late for a meeting.

11. At the 72-mile station in Chapter 16, Ann Trason was leading by how much?
(a) 22 minutes.
(b) 55 minutes.
(c) 35 minutes.
(d) 47 minutes.

12. What was the name of the Tarahumara schoolteacher with whom the author spoke in Chapter 5?
(a) Angel.
(b) Maria.
(c) Bella.
(d) Rosa.

13. Where did Ann Trason struggle as the Taramuhara were effortlessly catching up to her in Chapter 14?
(a) Terror Pass.
(b) Enlightenment Pass.
(c) Hope Pass.
(d) Red Rocks Pass.

14. When did Emil Zatopek die?
(a) 1995.
(b) 1998.
(c) 2000.
(d) 2004.

15. How many runners were on the Tarahumara team that took on Ann Trason in 1994?
(a) 2.
(b) 9.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was known to be the greatest living Taramuhara runner in Chapter 3?

2. Runners in the Leadville Trail 100 race climb and descend how many feet?

3. How tall is Christopher McDougall?

4. When does Caballo Blanco say that Rick Fisher decided get the Taramuhara tribe some PR in Chapter 8?

5. According to the author, the joy that the Tarahumara runners experienced while running stemmed from what?

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