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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Ann Trason work when she decided to run the Leadville Trail 100?
(a) A doctor's office.
(b) A national park.
(c) A community college.
(d) A sewage treatment plant.

2. The first non-Tarahumara runner to finish was almost how far behind the winner in the Leadville Trail 100 race in 1993?
(a) An hour.
(b) Forty minutes.
(c) Ten minutes.
(d) Twenty minutes.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who stepped out of the small hut to greet the author and his assistant in Chapter 4?

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

3. Who did the author hire to help him track down the Tarahumara in Chapter 3?

4. The Copper Canyons are located in the southwestern part of what state in Mexico?

5. What periodical assigned an article to the author in Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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