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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19-24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ann Trason is just over how tall?
(a) 5'.
(b) 6'8".
(c) 5'6".
(d) 6'.

2. Who came in second place in the 1994 Leadville Trail 100?
(a) Jenn Shelton.
(b) Ann Shelton.
(c) Jenn Trason.
(d) Ann Trason.

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

4. Ann Trason overtook the Tarahumara runners at what mark in the Leadville Trail 100 in Chapter 13?
(a) 40-mile mark.
(b) 23-mile mark.
(c) 28-mile mark.
(d) 12-mile mark.

5. Scott Jurek did not begin running long distances until when?
(a) His senior year in college.
(b) His junior year in college.
(c) His sophmore year in high school.
(d) His freshman year in high school.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the Barefoot Runners Society founded in the United States?

2. What did Rick Fisher promise the Tarahumara runners in exchange for racing in the Leadville Trail 100?

3. How long was the race through the canyons in Guachochi where Salvador had seen the greatest Taramuhara runner?

4. What is the name of the doctor the author went to see about his foot in Chapter 2?

5. What was the name of Jenn Shelton's boyfriend who went with her to Mexico to race in Chapter 21?

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