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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Scott Jurek did not begin running long distances until when?
(a) His junior year in college.
(b) His sophmore year in high school.
(c) His senior year in college.
(d) His freshman year in high school.

2. What kind of juice did someone hike five miles to bring the author in Chapter 31?
(a) Papaya.
(b) Mango.
(c) Pineapple.
(d) Coconut.

3. When did Scott Jurek return and win the race in Tarahumara?
(a) 2006.
(b) 2005.
(c) 2008.
(d) 2007.

4. Who hired Christopher McDougall as the AP's new Lisbon correspondent after college?
(a) Susan Linnee.
(b) Martimano Cervantes.
(c) Abebe Bikila.
(d) David Carrier.

5. Who, along with the author, helped in rescuing two of the runners in Chapter 26?
(a) Ted.
(b) Ken.
(c) Eric.
(d) Carl.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Christopher McDougall spent how many years as a foreign correspondent for the Associated Press?

3. Rick Fisher was an arrogant wilderness photographer from where?

4. Who did Caballo Blanco say he met in Leadville in Chapter 32?

5. Abebe Bikila was a barefoot runner from where?

(see the answer key)

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