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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. In Chapter 11, Rick Fisher promised that team Taramuhara would be back the following year and the event became major garnering the attention of what sports corporation?
(a) NBC.
(b) CBS.
(c) Sports Illustrated.
(d) ESPN.

2. Where is Ann Trason from?
(a) Yakima, Washington.
(b) Kensington, California.
(c) Elko, Nevada.
(d) Ashland, Oregon.

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

4. Rick Fisher was an arrogant wilderness photographer from where?
(a) Arizona.
(b) Oregon.
(c) Washington.
(d) California.

5. 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 Torg.
(c) Dr. Rick Fisher.
(d) Dr. Joe Vigil.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 8, Caballo Blanco described how Rick Fisher became friends with a Taramuhara man and asked if he could take him to what ancient Tarahumara ball race?

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

3. The Leadville Trail 100 is an ultramarathon held annually on trails and dirt roads through the heart of what mountains?

4. What is the location where the Tarahumara make their home?

5. How had the author felt after his article was published in Chapter 18?

Short Essay Questions

1. What doctor did the author go to see in Chapter 2? What was the doctor's assertion of running on the body?

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

3. How did the Tarahumara team change in the 1993 Leadville Trail 100? What were their shoes like?

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

5. What did the author discover about Caballo Blanco as they ate lunch in Chapter 7?

6. How did the Tarahumara runners perform in the 1993 Leadville Trail 100?

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

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

9. How is Rick Fisher described by the author in Chapter 8? What were Fisher's principle motivations?

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

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