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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Caballo Blanco say that Rick Fisher decided get the Taramuhara tribe some PR in Chapter 8?
(a) The late 1980s.
(b) The mid 1980s.
(c) The early 1990s.
(d) The mid 1990s.

2. How old was Ann Trason when she ran the Leadville Trail 100?
(a) 36.
(b) 25.
(c) 27.
(d) 33.

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

4. Ann Trason's ultra career began when she entered the 1985 American River 50 Miler at what age?
(a) 24.
(b) 18.
(c) 19.
(d) 22.

5. How had the author felt after his article was published in Chapter 18?
(a) Generous.
(b) Guilty.
(c) Proud.
(d) Egotistical.

6. When the author had the opportunity to meet some of the teacher's students in Chapter 6, which among them stood out to the author?
(a) Abebe.
(b) Victoriano.
(c) Luis.
(d) Marcelino.

7. By what name do the indigenous people of the Taramuhara call themselves?
(a) Faraong.
(b) Parachetti.
(c) Raramuri.
(d) Cembula.

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

9. Who was known to be the greatest living Taramuhara runner in Chapter 3?
(a) Juan Herrera.
(b) Arnulfo Quimare.
(c) Salvador Holguin.
(d) Victoriano Churro.

10. What village which was known for its great runners did the Tarahumara teacher tell the author about in Chapter 5?
(a) Zapopan.
(b) Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl.
(c) Mesa de la Yerbabuena.
(d) Culiacan.

11. When did Emil Zatopek die?
(a) 1998.
(b) 1995.
(c) 2004.
(d) 2000.

12. What refers to the seasonal movement of people with their livestock over relatively short distances, typically to higher pastures in summer and to lower valleys in winter?
(a) Human mobility.
(b) Transhumance.
(c) Anthropology.
(d) Spectrum syndrome.

13. In Chapter 1, after the author learned that Caballo Blanco always arrived at a certain time, he was disappointed to realize it was currently what time?
(a) 10:30 p.m.
(b) 6:00 p.m.
(c) 9:00 p.m.
(d) 5:00 p.m.

14. In Chapter 8, Caballo Blanco described how Rick Fisher became friends with a Taramuhara man and asked if he could take him to what ancient Tarahumara ball race?
(a) The pirajara.
(b) The rarajipari.
(c) The jiprapi.
(d) The aparaji.

15. After how many days of traveling did Salvador announce that they had arrived at their destination in Chapter 4?
(a) 10.
(b) 7.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the author go to see a doctor due to foot pain in Chapter 2?

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

3. As of 2003, Ann Trason's mark at the Leadville Trail 100 was ranked what by any runner?

4. What 25 year-old Tarahumara runner won in a record time of 17:40 that stood for 11 years at the Leadville Trail 100?

5. At the 60-mile mark, Ann Trason was how far ahead of the Tarahumara runners in Chapter 14?

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