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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Christopher McDougall.
(c) Caballo Blanco.
(d) Matt Carpenter.

2. What did the author realize was the reason Caballo Blanco had been angry in Chapter 7?
(a) Caballo Blanco was very hungry.
(b) Caballo Blanco was offended by a gesture.
(c) Caballo Blanco was late for a meeting.
(d) Caballo Blanco hadn't slept in two days.

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

4. When does Caballo Blanco say that Rick Fisher decided get the Taramuhara tribe some PR in Chapter 8?
(a) The mid 1980s.
(b) The late 1980s.
(c) The mid 1990s.
(d) The early 1990s.

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 understand shoes.
(d) They didn't wear sunscreen.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After how many days of traveling did Salvador announce that they had arrived at their destination in Chapter 4?

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

4. What did the author and his hired assistant find themselves surrounded by at one crucial part during their journey in Chapter 3?

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

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