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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where did Caballo Blanco originally hail from?
(a) Alaska.
(b) Vermont.
(c) Texas.
(d) California.

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

4. Who stepped out of the small hut to greet the author and his assistant in Chapter 4?
(a) Victoriano Churro.
(b) Juan Herrera.
(c) Arnulfo Quimare.
(d) Salvador Holguin.

5. Who was referred to as a tall white man who spoke his own unique language and appeared sporadically to the Tarahumara in Chapter 5?
(a) Charles Williams.
(b) Caballo Blanco.
(c) Christopher McDougall.
(d) Matt Carpenter.

Short Answer Questions

1. By what name do the indigenous people of the Taramuhara call themselves?

2. When was Ann Trason born?

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

4. When the author had the opportunity to meet some of the teacher's students in Chapter 6, which among them stood out to the author?

5. What name was Caballo Blanco born with?

(see the answer key)

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