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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 11, Rick Fisher promised that team Taramuhara would be back the following year and the event became major garnering the attention of what sports corporation?
(a) ESPN.
(b) NBC.
(c) Sports Illustrated.
(d) CBS.

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

3. Who came in third place in the 1994 Leadville Trail 100?
(a) Billy Barnett.
(b) Martimano Cervantes.
(c) Salvador Holguin.
(d) Christopher McDougall.

4. In Chapter 1, the author learned that Caballo Blanco always arrived at what time?
(a) 9:30 p.m.
(b) 4:00 p.m.
(c) 8:00 p.m.
(d) 5:00 p.m.

5. Rick Fisher was an arrogant wilderness photographer from where?
(a) Arizona.
(b) California.
(c) Oregon.
(d) Washington.

Short Answer Questions

1. What periodical assigned an article to the author in Chapter 3?

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

3. What did the second team of Tarahumara runners use to fashion shoes for the Leadville Trail 100 race?

4. At what elevation does the Leadville Trail 100 begin?

5. Who is the current course record holder in the Leadville Trail 100 race?

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