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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a sensory receptor that responds to mechanical pressure or distortion?
(a) Mechanoreceptor.
(b) Photoreceptor.
(c) Chemoreceptor.
(d) Thermoreceptor.

2. The author changed his diet to consume more what in Chapter 27?
(a) Beers and liquors.
(b) Fats and sugars.
(c) Fruits and vegetables.
(d) Breads and grains.

3. Scott Jurek did not begin running long distances until when?
(a) His freshman year in high school.
(b) His senior year in college.
(c) His sophmore year in high school.
(d) His junior year in college.

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

5. When was Jenn Shelton born?
(a) 1988.
(b) 1985.
(c) 1983.
(d) 1977.

6. Where did Caballo Blanco meet a hermit who introduced love of running to him?
(a) Arizona.
(b) Hawaii.
(c) Kentucky.
(d) Montana.

7. 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) Carl.
(c) Ted.
(d) Rick.

8. Who cheated and were disqualified in the race in Chapter 31?
(a) Jenn and Billy.
(b) Shaggy.
(c) The Urique Tarahumara.
(d) The east coast runners.

9. What disease did Scott Jurek's mother suffer from?
(a) Multiple sclerosis.
(b) Epilepsy.
(c) Typhoid.
(d) Jaundice.

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

11. Who won the race in Chapter 31?
(a) Juan Herrera.
(b) Caballo Blanco.
(c) Salvador Holguin.
(d) Arnulfo Quimare.

12. Jenn Shelton and her boyfriend met while working as what, as described in Chapter 22?
(a) Lifeguards.
(b) Dog trainers.
(c) Janitors.
(d) Cab drivers.

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

14. Where does Christopher McDougall live today?
(a) Manhattan.
(b) Rural Pennsylvania.
(c) The Denver suburbs.
(d) Boston.

15. In Chapter 30, the author had noted on their journey that both Arnulfo and who shared the same gait and also the same joy and passion?
(a) Billy Barnett.
(b) Rick Fisher.
(c) Salvador Holguin.
(d) Scott Jurek.

Short Answer Questions

1. Zola Budd is a former Olympic track and field competitor from where?

2. Who examined animals and humans from the past and present to see how they compared and contrasted, as described in Chapter 28?

3. What describes itself as "the world's toughest foot race," beginning in California's Death Valley?

4. With shoeless human running, what is the part of the foot which strikes the ground with the most force?

5. In Chapter 23, Caballo called for everyone to stop and take an oath stating what?

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