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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was the Leadville Trail 100 first run?
(a) 1977.
(b) 1983.
(c) 1991.
(d) 1965.

2. When was Ann Trason born?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1960.
(c) 1968.
(d) 1953.

3. What is a mountain range in western Mexico where the Copper Canyons are located?
(a) The Cordillera Neovolcánica.
(b) The Peninsular Ranges.
(c) The Sierra Madre Occidental.
(d) The Sierra Madre de Chiapas.

4. By the time he headed back to Mexico for the race, the author was able to do runs for how long without worry of pain or injury in Chapter 27?
(a) 8 hours.
(b) 2 hours.
(c) 10 hours.
(d) 5 hours.

5. Who, along with the author, helped in rescuing two of the runners in Chapter 26?
(a) Carl.
(b) Ken.
(c) Eric.
(d) Ted.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was a group of hearty partying llama owners called who set up camp to help injured runners in Chapter 14?

2. Ann Trason's ultra career began when she entered the 1985 American River 50 Miler at what age?

3. Who called to say that he could show how an antelope could be run to death, which he had learned in the bush, in Chapter 28?

4. What was Caballo Blanco known as to the Tarahumara people?

5. With shoeless human running, what is the part of the foot which strikes the ground with the most force?

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