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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Scott Jurek attend college?
(a) The College of St. Peter.
(b) The College of St. Mary.
(c) The College of St. Scholastica.
(d) The College of St. James.

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

3. Who hiked five miles to bring the author juice in Chapter 31?
(a) Ken.
(b) Carl.
(c) Manuel.
(d) Bob.

4. What was prepared to perform in the town in Chapter 31?
(a) A mariachi band.
(b) Two soccer teams.
(c) A circus.
(d) A children's choir.

5. What is the second-highest waterfall in Mexico, located near Creel?
(a) Basaseachic Falls.
(b) Cascada de Texolo.
(c) Cola de Caballo.
(d) Juanacatlán Falls.

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

7. What periodical hired Christopher McDougall to track down a fugitive Mexican pop star named Gloria Trevi?
(a) The New York Times Magazine.
(b) Rolling Stone.
(c) Newsweek.
(d) New York Magazine.

8. On what date was the race set in Chapter 20?
(a) January 29.
(b) May 12.
(c) April 20.
(d) March 5.

9. In Chapter 20, the author was back in Mexico and he only had how much time to find Caballo?
(a) 48 hours.
(b) 72 hours.
(c) 36 hours.
(d) 24 hours.

10. Who insisted that he was going to go into the canyons barefoot in Chapter 24?
(a) Bob.
(b) Scott.
(c) Ted.
(d) Luis.

11. Who came in second place in the race in Chapter 31?
(a) Victoriano Churro.
(b) Jenn Shelton.
(c) Scott Jurek.
(d) Emil Zapotek.

12. Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen remained on the New York Times Best Seller List for over how long?
(a) 11 months.
(b) 1 month.
(c) 4 months.
(d) 6 months.

13. Abebe Bikila was a barefoot runner from where?
(a) Kenya.
(b) Ethiopia.
(c) Zambia.
(d) Zimbabwe.

14. Who did Caballo say might still run in the race in Chapter 23, which surprised the author?
(a) Luis.
(b) Martimano Cervantes.
(c) Marcelino.
(d) Arnulfo Quimare.

15. What is Barefoot Ted's last name?
(a) Maxwell.
(b) McDonald.
(c) Johnson.
(d) Rodgers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the corn beer made by the Tarahumara Indians?

2. After the author first met Caballo, he tried to run without what, to no avail?

3. When did Christopher McDougall complete his college education?

4. What sport had Caballo Blanco participated in professionally before running?

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

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