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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. Where is Ann Trason from?
(a) Kensington, California.
(b) Elko, Nevada.
(c) Ashland, Oregon.
(d) Yakima, Washington.
2. What did the second team of Tarahumara runners use to fashion shoes for the Leadville Trail 100 race?
(a) Old clothing.
(b) Tire rubber.
(c) Pieces of wood.
(d) Pieces of a tarp.
3. Where did Ann Trason work when she decided to run the Leadville Trail 100?
(a) A national park.
(b) A community college.
(c) A doctor's office.
(d) A sewage treatment plant.
4. The author's doctor recommended that he quit running or at least use what in Chapter 2?
(a) Tylenol.
(b) Morphine.
(c) Cortisone.
(d) Vicodin.
5. What village which was known for its great runners did the Tarahumara teacher tell the author about in Chapter 5?
(a) Culiacan.
(b) Mesa de la Yerbabuena.
(c) Zapopan.
(d) Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl.
Short Answer Questions
1. What name was Caballo Blanco born with?
2. When was Emil Zatopek born?
3. How long was the race through the canyons in Guachochi where Salvador had seen the greatest Taramuhara runner?
4. Who came in second place in the 1994 Leadville Trail 100?
5. What tribe in the book was known for its health, serenity, and love of running?
Short Essay Questions
1. What were the author's impressions upon first meeting Caballo Blanco in Chapter 1?
2. Who was Emil Zatopek? How is his running style described?
3. How is the Leadville Trail 100 described in the text?
4. What was the outcome of the 1994 Leadville Trail 100? Where did Ann Trason place?
5. 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?
6. What led the author to seek medical advice about running and later inspired him to write the book?
7. Who paid the author to seek the Tarahumara for a story in Chapter 3? How did the author begin setting up his trip?
8. What led the author to discover the Tarahumara in Mexico in Chapter 2?
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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