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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 aparaji.
(d) The jiprapi.

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

3. Where did Ann Trason work when she decided to run the Leadville Trail 100?
(a) A sewage treatment plant.
(b) A doctor's office.
(c) A community college.
(d) A national park.

4. Who stepped out of the small hut to greet the author and his assistant in Chapter 4?
(a) Juan Herrera.
(b) Victoriano Churro.
(c) Salvador Holguin.
(d) Arnulfo Quimare.

5. What was the name of the Tarahumara schoolteacher with whom the author spoke in Chapter 5?
(a) Rosa.
(b) Angel.
(c) Maria.
(d) Bella.

6. When was Emil Zatopek born?
(a) 1933.
(b) 1922.
(c) 1930.
(d) 1915.

7. What periodical assigned an article to the author in Chapter 3?
(a) "Fitness Monthly."
(b) "Runner's World Magazine."
(c) "Western Runner."
(d) "Trail Running Digest."

8. Ann Trason overtook the Tarahumara runners at what mark in the Leadville Trail 100 in Chapter 13?
(a) 40-mile mark.
(b) 28-mile mark.
(c) 12-mile mark.
(d) 23-mile mark.

9. What was a group of hearty partying llama owners called who set up camp to help injured runners in Chapter 14?
(a) The Marmot Family.
(b) The Hopeless Crew.
(c) The Lupine Loonies.
(d) The Alpine Gang.

10. Ann Trason is just over how tall?
(a) 5'6".
(b) 5'.
(c) 6'.
(d) 6'8".

11. What did Rick Fisher promise the Tarahumara runners in exchange for racing in the Leadville Trail 100?
(a) Rum.
(b) Beef.
(c) Corn.
(d) Fish.

12. What did Caballo Blanco suggest the author focus on in his running in Chapter 17?
(a) Food, alcohol, and sex.
(b) Pain, defeat, and anger.
(c) Love, flowers, and rain.
(d) Easy, light, smooth, and fast.

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

14. What did the teacher give to the author which gave tremendous energy in Chapter 6?
(a) A drink.
(b) A meal.
(c) A pill.
(d) A powder.

15. What did the author and his hired assistant find themselves surrounded by at one crucial part during their journey in Chapter 3?
(a) A cocaine processing camp.
(b) Angry natives.
(c) Marijuana fields.
(d) An army batallion.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who noticed that Martimano was not running with a smooth rhythm in Chapter 16?

2. Emil Zatopek was best known for winning three gold medals at which Summer Olympics?

3. Where was Emil Zatopek from?

4. The Tarahumara language belongs to what family?

5. When does Caballo Blanco say that Rick Fisher decided get the Taramuhara tribe some PR in Chapter 8?

(see the answer keys)

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