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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a mountain range in western Mexico where the Copper Canyons are located?
(a) The Sierra Madre de Chiapas.
(b) The Sierra Madre Occidental.
(c) The Cordillera Neovolcánica.
(d) The Peninsular Ranges.

2. What tribe in the book was known for its health, serenity, and love of running?
(a) The Ojibwa.
(b) The Tarahumara.
(c) The Paiute.
(d) The Apache.

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

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

5. What was the name of the Tarahumara schoolteacher with whom the author spoke in Chapter 5?
(a) Bella.
(b) Angel.
(c) Maria.
(d) Rosa.

Short Answer 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?

2. What 25 year-old Tarahumara runner won in a record time of 17:40 that stood for 11 years at the Leadville Trail 100?

3. What did the teacher give to the author which gave tremendous energy in Chapter 6?

4. In what year did Ann Trason run the Leadville Trail 100?

5. In Chapter 1, the author learned that Caballo Blanco always arrived at what time?

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