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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. What is a mountain range in western Mexico where the Copper Canyons are located?
(a) The Sierra Madre Occidental.
(b) The Sierra Madre de Chiapas.
(c) The Cordillera Neovolcánica.
(d) The Peninsular Ranges.

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

3. Who is the current course record holder in the Leadville Trail 100 race?
(a) Charles Williams.
(b) Scott Jurek.
(c) Billy Barnett.
(d) Matt Carpenter.

4. What was the name of the Tarahumara schoolteacher with whom the author spoke in Chapter 5?
(a) Bella.
(b) Rosa.
(c) Maria.
(d) Angel.

5. When was Emil Zatopek born?
(a) 1915.
(b) 1922.
(c) 1933.
(d) 1930.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Ann Trason's mule in the race in Chapter 14?

2. The author's doctor recommended that he quit running or at least use what in Chapter 2?

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

4. Whose name did the author mention to Caballo Blanco to catch his attention in Chapter 7?

5. What is the town where Caballo went to find Internet access in Chapter 17?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who did Ann Trason and the Tarahumara have as mules in the 1994 Leadville Trail 100? What was their job?

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

3. How does the author describe the destination Salvador led him to in Chapter 4?

4. How did viewers respond to the Tarahumara runners at their first attempt at the Leadville Trail 100?

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

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 is the Leadville Trail 100 described in the text?

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

9. Who paid the author to seek the Tarahumara for a story in Chapter 3? How did the author begin setting up his trip?

10. How did Rick Fisher behave after the 1994 Leadville Trail 100?

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