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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 Alpine Gang.
(c) The Lupine Loonies.
(d) The Hopeless Crew.

2. The Tarahumara language belongs to what family?
(a) Uto-Aztecan.
(b) Uto-Mexican.
(c) Uto-Columbian.
(d) Uto-Incan.

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

4. 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) Transhumance.
(b) Anthropology.
(c) Spectrum syndrome.
(d) Human mobility.

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

6. Rick Fisher was an arrogant wilderness photographer from where?
(a) Washington.
(b) California.
(c) Arizona.
(d) Oregon.

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

8. When was the author reading a magazine while on assignment in Mexico in Chapter 2?
(a) Fall of 2002.
(b) Spring of 2000.
(c) Winter of 2003.
(d) Summer of 2001.

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

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

11. How tall is Christopher McDougall?
(a) 5'9".
(b) 6'2".
(c) 6'9".
(d) 6'4".

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

13. What did the author realize was the reason Caballo Blanco had been angry in Chapter 7?
(a) Caballo Blanco was offended by a gesture.
(b) Caballo Blanco was late for a meeting.
(c) Caballo Blanco was very hungry.
(d) Caballo Blanco hadn't slept in two days.

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

15. At what elevation did a group of hearty partying llama owners set up camp to help injured runners in Chapter 14?
(a) 8,500 feet.
(b) 12,600 feet.
(c) 10,000 feet.
(d) 16,450 feet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the doctor the author went to see about his foot in Chapter 2?

2. Whose name did the author mention to Caballo Blanco to catch his attention in Chapter 7?

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

4. Who was there when Juan and Martimano came through and was struck by the fact that they were laughing and enjoying the run in Chapter 14?

5. Where is the Leadville Trail 100 held annually?

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