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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what city did the author attend high school?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) Chicago.
(c) New York.
(d) Detroit.

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

3. Where was Scott Jurek raised?
(a) Marquette, Michigan.
(b) Rhinelander, Wisconsin.
(c) Proctor, Minnesota.
(d) Huntley, Illinois.

4. Jenn Shelton and her boyfriend met while working as what, as described in Chapter 22?
(a) Lifeguards.
(b) Dog trainers.
(c) Janitors.
(d) Cab drivers.

5. How long of a jog was the author on when he felt a shooting pain in his foot in Chapter 2?
(a) 10-mile.
(b) 5-mile.
(c) 3-mile.
(d) 14-mile.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Ann Trason struggle as the Taramuhara were effortlessly catching up to her in Chapter 14?

2. Who stepped out of the small hut to greet the author and his assistant in Chapter 4?

3. After the author first met Caballo, he tried to run without what, to no avail?

4. Who knew about running and the psychology of running and was at the race to see what he was missing in Chapter 13?

5. Who examined animals and humans from the past and present to see how they compared and contrasted, as described in Chapter 28?

(see the answer key)

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