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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In what city did the author attend high school?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Detroit.
(c) New York.
(d) Philadelphia.

3. The author worked with Eric on his running in Chapter 27, who sent him for some specialized training with a man named what?
(a) Ken.
(b) Ted.
(c) Rick.
(d) Carl.

4. In Chapter 24, Caballo hadn't slept all night because of what?
(a) Something that he ate.
(b) He was having nightmares.
(c) He hated being in town.
(d) He was at a party.

5. What scientist realized that man could literally run an animal, such as a deer, to death as described in Chapter 28?
(a) Dr. Lieberman.
(b) Dr. Bramble.
(c) Dr. Vigil.
(d) Dr. Torg.

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

7. On a challenge from what training partner did Scott Jurek run the Minnesota Voyager 50 Mile in 1994?
(a) Louis Liebenberg.
(b) Dusty Olson.
(c) Abebe Bikila.
(d) David Carrier.

8. Christopher McDougall spent how many years as a foreign correspondent for the Associated Press?
(a) 8.
(b) 6.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

9. What did Caballo Blanco change his name to from Michael Hickman?
(a) Micah True.
(b) David Carrier.
(c) Joe Torg.
(d) Scott Jurek.

10. When was Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen published?
(a) 2011.
(b) 2007.
(c) 2009.
(d) 2010.

11. Where did Jenn Shelton attend college?
(a) The University of South Carolina.
(b) The University of Virginia.
(c) The University of North Carolina.
(d) The University of West Virginia.

12. What is the name of the corn beer made by the Tarahumara Indians?
(a) Tesgüino.
(b) Sugíki.
(c) Champurrado.
(d) Horchata.

13. Over dinner in Chapter 23, Caballo shared the news that who had been killed?
(a) Marcelino.
(b) Juan.
(c) Arnulfo.
(d) Salvador.

14. Who did the author go with to look for the missing East Coast team in Chapter 31?
(a) Caballo Blanco.
(b) Salvador Holguin.
(c) Emil Zapotek.
(d) Scott Jurek.

15. Caballo was filled with pride as he showed off what to the author in Chapter 26?
(a) His car.
(b) His garden.
(c) His trophies.
(d) His hut.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Caballo Blanco meet a hermit who introduced love of running to him?

2. Jenn Shelton and her boyfriend met where, as described in Chapter 22?

3. Nike, Inc. was founded on January 25, 1964 with what name?

4. What kind of names did Caballo use when introducing the Americans to the Tarahumara runners in Chapter 29?

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

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