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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 stepped out of the small hut to greet the author and his assistant in Chapter 4?
(a) Arnulfo Quimare.
(b) Salvador Holguin.
(c) Victoriano Churro.
(d) Juan Herrera.

2. Who is the current course record holder in the Leadville Trail 100 race?
(a) Charles Williams.
(b) Scott Jurek.
(c) Billy Barnett.
(d) Matt Carpenter.

3. The Leadville Trail 100 is an ultramarathon held annually on trails and dirt roads through the heart of what mountains?
(a) The Rocky Mountains.
(b) The White Mountains.
(c) The Sierra Nevada Mountains.
(d) The Appalachian Mountains.

4. After how many days of traveling did Salvador announce that they had arrived at their destination in Chapter 4?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 7.
(d) 10.

5. At what elevation does the Leadville Trail 100 begin?
(a) 5,400.
(b) 2,100.
(c) 8,300.
(d) 10,200.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Ann Trason work when she decided to run the Leadville Trail 100?

3. In 1993, what 52 year-old Tarahumara runner came in first in the Leadville Trail 100?

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

5. Ann Trason is just over how tall?

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