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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 holds the record of the oldest man to ever complete the Leadville Trail 100 race at the age of 70?
(a) Matt Carpenter.
(b) Charles Williams.
(c) Scott Jurek.
(d) Billy Barnett.

2. What periodical assigned an article to the author in Chapter 3?
(a) "Western Runner."
(b) "Fitness Monthly."
(c) "Trail Running Digest."
(d) "Runner's World Magazine."

3. The Copper Canyons are located in the southwestern part of what state in Mexico?
(a) Baja California.
(b) Chihuahua.
(c) Sonora.
(d) Durango.

4. How much did the author weigh when he went to see a doctor about his foot in Chapter 2?
(a) 150 lbs.
(b) 212 lbs.
(c) 185 lbs.
(d) 230 lbs.

5. The author's doctor recommended that he quit running or at least use what in Chapter 2?
(a) Cortisone.
(b) Morphine.
(c) Vicodin.
(d) Tylenol.

Short Answer Questions

1. After how many days of traveling did Salvador announce that they had arrived at their destination in Chapter 4?

2. The first non-Tarahumara runner to finish was almost how far behind the winner in the Leadville Trail 100 race in 1993?

3. As of 2003, Ann Trason's mark at the Leadville Trail 100 was ranked what by any runner?

4. In what year did Ann Trason run the Leadville Trail 100?

5. Who was referred to as a tall white man who spoke his own unique language and appeared sporadically to the Tarahumara in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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 is Rick Fisher described by the author in Chapter 8? What were Fisher's principle motivations?

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

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

7. Why did Dr. Joe Vigil attend the Leadville Trail 100 in Chapter 13?

8. What did the author know about Caballo Blanco and the Tarahumara when he set out on his journey to seek them?

9. What did Dr. Joe Vigil remark about the Tarahumara runners' styles in the Leadville Race 100?

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

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