1. 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) Marijuana fields.
(d) Angry natives.

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

3. What 25 year-old Tarahumara runner won in a record time of 17:40 that stood for 11 years at the Leadville Trail 100?
(a) Juan Herrera.
(b) Victoriano Churro.
(c) Salvador Holguin.
(d) Caballo Blanco.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 8, Caballo Blanco described how Rick Fisher became friends with a Taramuhara man and asked if he could take him to what ancient Tarahumara ball race?

2. In what year did Ann Trason run the Leadville Trail 100?

3. Where did Caballo Blanco originally hail from?

4. The author knew that drug runners for the Mexican cartels hated what in Chapter 3?

5. What is the location where the Tarahumara make their home?

(see the answer key)

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