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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. Emil Zatopek was best known for winning three gold medals at which Summer Olympics?
(a) 1952.
(b) 1956.
(c) 1948.
(d) 1944.
2. The Copper Canyons are located in the southwestern part of what state in Mexico?
(a) Baja California.
(b) Durango.
(c) Sonora.
(d) Chihuahua.
3. In what year did Ann Trason run the Leadville Trail 100?
(a) 1999.
(b) 1988.
(c) 1994.
(d) 1990.
4. When was the author reading a magazine while on assignment in Mexico in Chapter 2?
(a) Winter of 2003.
(b) Summer of 2001.
(c) Spring of 2000.
(d) Fall of 2002.
5. What name was Caballo Blanco born with?
(a) Victoriano Churro.
(b) Michael Randall Hickman.
(c) Salvador Holguin.
(d) Barefoot Ted.
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. Who came in first in the race in Chapter 16?
4. How long was the race through the canyons in Guachochi where Salvador had seen the greatest Taramuhara runner?
5. 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?
Short Essay Questions
1. What led the author to discover the Tarahumara in Mexico in Chapter 2?
2. Who paid the author to seek the Tarahumara for a story in Chapter 3? How did the author begin setting up his trip?
3. How is the Leadville Trail 100 described in the text?
4. What did Rick realize after the 1992 Leadville Trail 100?
5. What led the author to seek medical advice about running and later inspired him to write the book?
6. What did Dr. Joe Vigil remark about the Tarahumara runners' styles in the Leadville Race 100?
7. What did the author know about Caballo Blanco and the Tarahumara when he set out on his journey to seek them?
8. Who did Ann Trason and the Tarahumara have as mules in the 1994 Leadville Trail 100? What was their job?
9. What did Dr. Joe Vigil find astounding about Ann's performance in the 1994 Leadville Trail 100?
10. What in particular about the Leadville Trail 100 appealed to Dr. Joe Vigil?
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