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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 was the Barefoot Runners Society founded in the United States?
(a) 2001.
(b) 2003.
(c) 2006.
(d) 2009.
2. When was the Leadville Trail 100 first run?
(a) 1977.
(b) 1991.
(c) 1965.
(d) 1983.
3. What is the name of the doctor the author went to see about his foot in Chapter 2?
(a) Dr. Jenn Shelton.
(b) Dr. Joe Vigil.
(c) Dr. Rick Fisher.
(d) Dr. Joe Torg.
4. What periodical assigned an article to the author in Chapter 3?
(a) "Fitness Monthly."
(b) "Trail Running Digest."
(c) "Runner's World Magazine."
(d) "Western Runner."
5. When was the author reading a magazine while on assignment in Mexico in Chapter 2?
(a) Spring of 2000.
(b) Summer of 2001.
(c) Fall of 2002.
(d) Winter of 2003.
Short Answer Questions
1. Rick Fisher was an arrogant wilderness photographer from where?
2. Who did the author hire to help him track down the Tarahumara in Chapter 3?
3. Where did Caballo Blanco originally hail from?
4. When did Emil Zatopek die?
5. When did the author go to see a doctor due to foot pain in Chapter 2?
Short Essay Questions
1. What was the outcome of the 1994 Leadville Trail 100? Where did Ann Trason place?
2. How did the Tarahumara change their running strategy in the 1994 Leadville Trail 100?
3. Who did Ann Trason and the Tarahumara have as mules in the 1994 Leadville Trail 100? What was their job?
4. How is the Leadville Trail 100 described in the text?
5. What were the author's impressions upon first meeting Caballo Blanco in Chapter 1?
6. 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?
7. How did Rick Fisher develop his business plan for the Tarahumara in Chapter 8?
8. How did the Tarahumara runners perform in the 1993 Leadville Trail 100?
9. What in particular about the Leadville Trail 100 appealed to Dr. Joe Vigil?
10. What did the author know about Caballo Blanco and the Tarahumara when he set out on his journey to seek them?
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