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

2. Why were the Tarahumara runners unprepared for their first race at the Leadville Trail 100?
(a) They didn't understand shoes.
(b) They didn't have sunglasses.
(c) They weren't used to the elevation.
(d) They didn't wear sunscreen.

3. How many world records has Ann Trason broken during her career?
(a) 20.
(b) 4.
(c) 12.
(d) 17.

4. 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) Caballo Blanco.
(b) Christopher McDougall.
(c) Charles Williams.
(d) Matt Carpenter.

5. What did the second team of Tarahumara runners use to fashion shoes for the Leadville Trail 100 race?
(a) Tire rubber.
(b) Pieces of wood.
(c) Old clothing.
(d) Pieces of a tarp.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Ann Trason work when she decided to run the Leadville Trail 100?

2. Caballo Blanco's father had been of what profession?

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

4. What was the name of the Tarahumara schoolteacher with whom the author spoke in Chapter 5?

5. Who holds the record of the oldest man to ever complete the Leadville Trail 100 race at the age of 70?

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