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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long was the race through the canyons in Guachochi where Salvador had seen the greatest Taramuhara runner?
(a) 35 miles.
(b) 44 miles.
(c) 26 miles.
(d) 60 miles.

2. The Rocky Mountains stretch more than how many miles?
(a) 3,000.
(b) 800.
(c) 2,100.
(d) 1,400.

3. By what name do the indigenous people of the Taramuhara call themselves?
(a) Cembula.
(b) Parachetti.
(c) Raramuri.
(d) Faraong.

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

5. In 1993, what 52 year-old Tarahumara runner came in first in the Leadville Trail 100?
(a) Victoriano Churro.
(b) Martimano Cervantes.
(c) Caballo Blanco.
(d) Juan Herrera.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the Tarahumara schoolteacher with whom the author spoke in Chapter 5?

2. At the 72-mile station in Chapter 16, Ann Trason was leading by how much?

3. How much did the author weigh when he went to see a doctor about his foot in Chapter 2?

4. Ann Trason is just over how tall?

5. What did Martimano send Shaggy and Juan up ahead of him to do in Chapter 16?

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