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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what mark in the race did Ann Trason's mule join her in Chapter 14?
(a) 50-mile mark.
(b) 25-mile mark.
(c) 77-mile mark.
(d) 105-mile mark.

2. Who was Ann Trason's mule in the race in Chapter 14?
(a) Ken.
(b) Carl.
(c) Bob.
(d) Manuel.

3. What name was Caballo Blanco born with?
(a) Michael Randall Hickman.
(b) Salvador Holguin.
(c) Barefoot Ted.
(d) Victoriano Churro.

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

5. How many world records has Ann Trason broken during her career?
(a) 4.
(b) 12.
(c) 17.
(d) 20.

6. What is the name of the doctor the author went to see about his foot in Chapter 2?
(a) Dr. Joe Vigil.
(b) Dr. Joe Torg.
(c) Dr. Rick Fisher.
(d) Dr. Jenn Shelton.

7. At the 60-mile mark, Ann Trason was how far ahead of the Tarahumara runners in Chapter 14?
(a) 21 minutes.
(b) 12 minutes.
(c) 2 minutes.
(d) 5 minutes.

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

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

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

11. As of 2003, Ann Trason's mark at the Leadville Trail 100 was ranked what by any runner?
(a) Fourth best.
(b) Second best.
(c) Fifth best.
(d) Eighth best.

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

13. What tribe in the book was known for its health, serenity, and love of running?
(a) The Paiute.
(b) The Tarahumara.
(c) The Apache.
(d) The Ojibwa.

14. The Rocky Mountains stretch more than how many miles?
(a) 800.
(b) 2,100.
(c) 1,400.
(d) 3,000.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Caballo Blanco's father had been of what profession?

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

4. What did the second team of Tarahumara runners use to fashion shoes for the Leadville Trail 100 race?

5. What was the name of the Tarahumara schoolteacher with whom the author spoke in Chapter 5?

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