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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the author go to see a doctor due to foot pain in Chapter 2?
(a) June, 1995.
(b) January, 2001.
(c) May, 2004.
(d) August, 1998.

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

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

4. Who noticed that Martimano was not running with a smooth rhythm in Chapter 16?
(a) Arnulfo Quimare.
(b) Dr. Joe Vigil.
(c) Rick Fisher.
(d) Caballo Blanco.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who came in third place in the 1994 Leadville Trail 100?

2. Who was known to be the greatest living Taramuhara runner in Chapter 3?

3. When was Emil Zatopek born?

4. Where is the Leadville Trail 100 held annually?

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

(see the answer key)

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