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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the 60-mile mark, Ann Trason was how far ahead of the Tarahumara runners in Chapter 14?
(a) 21 minutes.
(b) 12 minutes.
(c) 2 minutes.
(d) 5 minutes.

2. Where was Emil Zatopek from?
(a) Romania.
(b) Poland.
(c) Yugoslavia.
(d) Czechoslovakia.

3. When was the author reading a magazine while on assignment in Mexico in Chapter 2?
(a) Spring of 2000.
(b) Fall of 2002.
(c) Winter of 2003.
(d) Summer of 2001.

4. At what mark in the race did Ann Trason's mule join her in Chapter 14?
(a) 25-mile mark.
(b) 77-mile mark.
(c) 50-mile mark.
(d) 105-mile mark.

5. The Copper Canyons are located in the southwestern part of what state in Mexico?
(a) Chihuahua.
(b) Sonora.
(c) Durango.
(d) Baja California.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When was the Leadville Trail 100 first run?

3. What did the author realize was the reason Caballo Blanco had been angry in Chapter 7?

4. Why were the Tarahumara runners unprepared for their first race at the Leadville Trail 100?

5. When does Caballo Blanco say that Rick Fisher decided get the Taramuhara tribe some PR in Chapter 8?

(see the answer key)

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