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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What name was Caballo Blanco born with?
(a) Michael Randall Hickman.
(b) Barefoot Ted.
(c) Salvador Holguin.
(d) Victoriano Churro.

2. At what mark in the race did Ann Trason's mule join her in Chapter 14?
(a) 105-mile mark.
(b) 77-mile mark.
(c) 25-mile mark.
(d) 50-mile mark.

3. Why were the Tarahumara runners unprepared for their first race at the Leadville Trail 100?
(a) They didn't wear sunscreen.
(b) They weren't used to the elevation.
(c) They didn't have sunglasses.
(d) They didn't understand shoes.

4. Who was Ann Trason's mule in the race in Chapter 14?
(a) Manuel.
(b) Carl.
(c) Ken.
(d) Bob.

5. The author knew that drug runners for the Mexican cartels hated what in Chapter 3?
(a) Police and the army.
(b) Athletes and librarians.
(c) Politicians and investors.
(d) Musicians and journalists.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the teacher give to the author which gave tremendous energy in Chapter 6?

2. Where did Ann Trason struggle as the Taramuhara were effortlessly catching up to her in Chapter 14?

3. The author's doctor recommended that he quit running or at least use what in Chapter 2?

4. In 1993, what 52 year-old Tarahumara runner came in first in the Leadville Trail 100?

5. What did the author realize was the reason Caballo Blanco had been angry in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do magazine and sports articles discuss about the impacts of running on the body in Chapter 2? What was the author's doctor's advice to him?

2. What were the author's impressions upon first meeting Caballo Blanco in Chapter 1?

3. What did Dr. Joe Vigil find astounding about Ann's performance in the 1994 Leadville Trail 100?

4. What doctor did the author go to see in Chapter 2? What was the doctor's assertion of running on the body?

5. Who developed the Leadville Trail 100? What extreme circumstances did racers face?

6. Who was Ann Trason? How is she described in the text?

7. How did the Tarahumara runners perform in the 1993 Leadville Trail 100?

8. What did the author learn from the schoolteacher of the Tarahumara in Chapter 6?

9. How does the author describe the destination Salvador led him to in Chapter 4?

10. How did viewers respond to the Tarahumara runners at their first attempt at the Leadville Trail 100?

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