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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 did the teacher give to the author which gave tremendous energy in Chapter 6?
(a) A pill.
(b) A meal.
(c) A powder.
(d) A drink.

2. When was the author reading a magazine while on assignment in Mexico in Chapter 2?
(a) Winter of 2003.
(b) Summer of 2001.
(c) Fall of 2002.
(d) Spring of 2000.

3. In 1993, what 52 year-old Tarahumara runner came in first in the Leadville Trail 100?
(a) Juan Herrera.
(b) Martimano Cervantes.
(c) Caballo Blanco.
(d) Victoriano Churro.

4. Before they left the school teacher's home, the author had a chance to see some of the students and witness what in Chapter 6?
(a) A baseball game.
(b) A game of hide and seek.
(c) A running game.
(d) A soccer match.

5. When does Caballo Blanco say that Rick Fisher decided get the Taramuhara tribe some PR in Chapter 8?
(a) The mid 1990s.
(b) The late 1980s.
(c) The mid 1980s.
(d) The early 1990s.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What did the author and his hired assistant find themselves surrounded by at one crucial part during their journey in Chapter 3?

3. Where did Caballo Blanco originally hail from?

4. In Chapter 1, after the author learned that Caballo Blanco always arrived at a certain time, he was disappointed to realize it was currently what time?

5. What did Martimano send Shaggy and Juan up ahead of him to do in Chapter 16?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the principle obstacle for the author and his assistant in finding the Tarahumara in Chapter 3?

2. What led the author to discover the Tarahumara in Mexico in Chapter 2?

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

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

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

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

7. How is the Leadville Trail 100 described in the text?

8. How did Ann Trason perform in the 1994 Leadville Trail 100?

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

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

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