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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19-24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Ann Trason born?
(a) 1953.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1968.
(d) 1960.

2. The only person the author found who knew anything of Caballo Blanco was an editor of what magazine in Chapter 18?
(a) "Run For Fun."
(b) "Runners World."
(c) "Fitness Running."
(d) "UltraRunner."

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

4. The first non-Tarahumara runner to finish was almost how far behind the winner in the Leadville Trail 100 race in 1993?
(a) Forty minutes.
(b) Ten minutes.
(c) Twenty minutes.
(d) An hour.

5. Emil Zatopek was best known for winning three gold medals at which Summer Olympics?
(a) 1948.
(b) 1956.
(c) 1944.
(d) 1952.

Short Answer Questions

1. Jenn Shelton dropped out of college to focus on what?

2. Ann Trason overtook the Tarahumara runners at what mark in the Leadville Trail 100 in Chapter 13?

3. Whose name did the author mention to Caballo Blanco to catch his attention in Chapter 7?

4. What did Jenn Shelton read about to prepare for the race, as described in Chapter 22?

5. The Leadville Trail 100 is an ultramarathon held annually on trails and dirt roads through the heart of what mountains?

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