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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. When did the author go to see a doctor due to foot pain in Chapter 2?
(a) August, 1998.
(b) May, 2004.
(c) January, 2001.
(d) June, 1995.

2. What is the town where Caballo went to find Internet access in Chapter 17?
(a) Creel.
(b) Tijuana.
(c) Juarez.
(d) Mexicali.

3. When was Ann Trason born?
(a) 1953.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1960.
(d) 1968.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Caballo Blanco's father had been of what profession?

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

4. When was Emil Zatopek born?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Who was Emil Zatopek? How is his running style described?

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

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

9. What led the author to seek medical advice about running and later inspired him to write the book?

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

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