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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. Who was there when Juan and Martimano came through and was struck by the fact that they were laughing and enjoying the run in Chapter 14?
(a) Bob.
(b) Ken.
(c) Carl.
(d) Luis.

2. What did Caballo Blanco suggest the author focus on in his running in Chapter 17?
(a) Easy, light, smooth, and fast.
(b) Pain, defeat, and anger.
(c) Love, flowers, and rain.
(d) Food, alcohol, and sex.

3. When was the Barefoot Runners Society founded in the United States?
(a) 2006.
(b) 2001.
(c) 2009.
(d) 2003.

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

5. How old was Ann Trason when she ran the Leadville Trail 100?
(a) 27.
(b) 36.
(c) 33.
(d) 25.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ann Trason is just over how tall?

2. In 1993, what 52 year-old Tarahumara runner came in first in the Leadville Trail 100?

3. How tall is Christopher McDougall?

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

5. What name was Caballo Blanco born with?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

7. How did Rick Fisher develop his business plan for the Tarahumara in Chapter 8?

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

9. Who developed the Leadville Trail 100? What extreme circumstances did racers face?

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

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