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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author's doctor recommended that he quit running or at least use what in Chapter 2?
(a) Cortisone.
(b) Morphine.
(c) Vicodin.
(d) Tylenol.

2. The author knew that drug runners for the Mexican cartels hated what in Chapter 3?
(a) Athletes and librarians.
(b) Police and the army.
(c) Musicians and journalists.
(d) Politicians and investors.

3. What village which was known for its great runners did the Tarahumara teacher tell the author about in Chapter 5?
(a) Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl.
(b) Zapopan.
(c) Culiacan.
(d) Mesa de la Yerbabuena.

4. How old was Ann Trason when she ran the Leadville Trail 100?
(a) 25.
(b) 27.
(c) 36.
(d) 33.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 1, after the author learned that Caballo Blanco always arrived at a certain time, he was disappointed to realize it was currently what time?

3. What name was Caballo Blanco born with?

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

5. At what elevation does the Leadville Trail 100 begin?

(see the answer key)

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