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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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?
(a) 10:30 p.m.
(b) 9:00 p.m.
(c) 5:00 p.m.
(d) 6:00 p.m.

3. 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.

4. Who holds the record of the oldest man to ever complete the Leadville Trail 100 race at the age of 70?
(a) Scott Jurek.
(b) Matt Carpenter.
(c) Billy Barnett.
(d) Charles Williams.

5. 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) Salvador Holguin.
(b) Juan Herrera.
(c) Victoriano Churro.
(d) Caballo Blanco.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Leadville Trail 100 is an ultramarathon held annually on trails and dirt roads through the heart of what mountains?

2. What refers to the seasonal movement of people with their livestock over relatively short distances, typically to higher pastures in summer and to lower valleys in winter?

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

4. When was the Leadville Trail 100 first run?

5. What did the second team of Tarahumara runners use to fashion shoes for the Leadville Trail 100 race?

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