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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 31-32.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who disappeared on the run in Chapter 26 and had to be rescued?
(a) Jenn and Billy.
(b) Dusty Olson.
(c) Caballo Blanco.
(d) Scott and Luis.

2. Who cheated and were disqualified in the race in Chapter 31?
(a) The Urique Tarahumara.
(b) The east coast runners.
(c) Jenn and Billy.
(d) Shaggy.

3. Jenn Shelton found her strength in what parts of the race in Chapter 31?
(a) The high elevations.
(b) The low elevations.
(c) The uphills.
(d) The downhills.

4. 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 Sierra Madre Occidental.
(d) The Cordillera Neovolcánica.

5. When was Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen published?
(a) 2011.
(b) 2010.
(c) 2009.
(d) 2007.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Jenn Shelton's boyfriend who went with her to Mexico to race in Chapter 21?

2. Who were the founders of Nike, Inc.?

3. In 1993, what 52 year-old Tarahumara runner came in first in the Leadville Trail 100?

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

5. Jenn Shelton was on a high while running, embracing every second until she reached what marker in Chapter 22?

(see the answer key)

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