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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. It was how long before they were going to leave to meet the Tarahumara as Chapter 29 opened?
(a) 30 minutes.
(b) 10 minutes.
(c) 1 hour.
(d) 2 hours.

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

3. Where is Nike, Inc. headquartered?
(a) Vancouver, Washington.
(b) Portland, Oregon.
(c) Tacoma, Washington.
(d) Beaverton, Oregon.

4. 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) Rick Fisher.
(b) Salvador Holguin.
(c) Billy Barnett.
(d) Scott Jurek.

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

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

7. On what college team did Jenn Shelton play while earning her degree?
(a) Basketball team.
(b) Rugby team.
(c) Football team.
(d) Baseball team.

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

9. 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) Scott Jurek.
(b) Arnulfo Quimare.
(c) Louis Liebenberg.
(d) Matt Carpenter.

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

11. Caballo was worried that who would offend the Tarahumara with his incessant chatter in Chapter 29?
(a) Matt Carpenter.
(b) Barefoot Ted.
(c) Billy Barnett.
(d) Arnulfo Quimare.

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

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

14. Where was Scott Jurek raised?
(a) Proctor, Minnesota.
(b) Rhinelander, Wisconsin.
(c) Huntley, Illinois.
(d) Marquette, Michigan.

15. Christopher McDougall previously worked for the Associated Press covering civil wars where?
(a) Rwanda and Angola.
(b) Zimbabwe and Mozambique.
(c) South Africa and Ivory Coast.
(d) Somalia and Kenya.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Jenn Shelton born?

2. When did Scott Jurek return and win the race in Tarahumara?

3. In Chapter 20, the author was back in Mexico and he only had how much time to find Caballo?

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

5. What young scientist is described in Chapter 28 who discovered that the intake of air was a critical element for a runner?

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