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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. Who came in second place in the 1994 Leadville Trail 100?
(a) Ann Trason.
(b) Jenn Shelton.
(c) Ann Shelton.
(d) Jenn Trason.

2. Where is Ann Trason from?
(a) Kensington, California.
(b) Ashland, Oregon.
(c) Yakima, Washington.
(d) Elko, Nevada.

3. When was the Barefoot Runners Society founded in the United States?
(a) 2001.
(b) 2003.
(c) 2006.
(d) 2009.

4. What tribe in the book was known for its health, serenity, and love of running?
(a) The Tarahumara.
(b) The Apache.
(c) The Ojibwa.
(d) The Paiute.

5. How old was Ann Trason when she ran the Leadville Trail 100?
(a) 36.
(b) 25.
(c) 27.
(d) 33.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Ann Trason born?

2. What is the town where Caballo went to find Internet access in Chapter 17?

3. When the author had the opportunity to meet some of the teacher's students in Chapter 6, which among them stood out to the author?

4. What periodical assigned an article to the author in Chapter 3?

5. How much did the author weigh when he went to see a doctor about his foot in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Rick Fisher behave after the 1994 Leadville Trail 100?

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

3. 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?

4. How did the Tarahumara change their running strategy in the 1994 Leadville Trail 100?

5. Who did Ann Trason and the Tarahumara have as mules in the 1994 Leadville Trail 100? What was their job?

6. What was the outcome of the 1994 Leadville Trail 100? Where did Ann Trason place?

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

8. What in particular about the Leadville Trail 100 appealed to Dr. Joe Vigil?

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

10. What did Rick realize after the 1992 Leadville Trail 100?

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