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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Jenn Shelton and her boyfriend met where, as described in Chapter 22?
(a) Massachusetts.
(b) Rhode Island.
(c) Maine.
(d) Virginia.

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

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

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

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

6. What young scientist is described in Chapter 28 who discovered that the intake of air was a critical element for a runner?
(a) Victoriano Churro.
(b) Emil Zapotek.
(c) David Carrier.
(d) Charles Williams.

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

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

9. Jenn Shelton dropped out of college to focus on what?
(a) Caring for loved ones.
(b) Writing poetry.
(c) Finding work.
(d) Physical training.

10. Who was very excited and wouldn't stop talking, just as he hadn't stopped talking on the bus in Chapter 23?
(a) Scott Jurek.
(b) Christopher McDougall.
(c) Barefoot Ted.
(d) Caballo Blanco.

11. What kind of juice did someone hike five miles to bring the author in Chapter 31?
(a) Coconut.
(b) Pineapple.
(c) Mango.
(d) Papaya.

12. In Chapter 23, Caballo called for everyone to stop and take an oath stating what?
(a) If they died it was their own fault.
(b) They would drink plenty of water.
(c) They would stop and rest if necessary.
(d) If they got lost it wasn't his fault.

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

14. Who called to say that he could show how an antelope could be run to death, which he had learned in the bush, in Chapter 28?
(a) Arnulfo Quimare.
(b) Scott Jurek.
(c) Matt Carpenter.
(d) Louis Liebenberg.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Caballo was worried that who would offend the Tarahumara with his incessant chatter in Chapter 29?

2. Christopher McDougall spent how many years as a foreign correspondent for the Associated Press?

3. When was Christopher McDougall born?

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

5. What did Caballo Blanco change his name to from Michael Hickman?

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