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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 25 year-old Tarahumara runner won in a record time of 17:40 that stood for 11 years at the Leadville Trail 100?
(a) Juan Herrera.
(b) Victoriano Churro.
(c) Caballo Blanco.
(d) Salvador Holguin.

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

3. By what name do the indigenous people of the Taramuhara call themselves?
(a) Raramuri.
(b) Parachetti.
(c) Faraong.
(d) Cembula.

4. When did the author go to see a doctor due to foot pain in Chapter 2?
(a) August, 1998.
(b) May, 2004.
(c) June, 1995.
(d) January, 2001.

5. What did the author realize was the reason Caballo Blanco had been angry in Chapter 7?
(a) Caballo Blanco was offended by a gesture.
(b) Caballo Blanco hadn't slept in two days.
(c) Caballo Blanco was late for a meeting.
(d) Caballo Blanco was very hungry.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Ann Trason born?

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

3. What is the name of the doctor the author went to see about his foot in Chapter 2?

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

5. What name was Caballo Blanco born with?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did the Tarahumara runners perform in the 1993 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 did the author learn from the schoolteacher of the Tarahumara in Chapter 6?

6. Who was Ann Trason? How is she described in the text?

7. What did the author know about Caballo Blanco and the Tarahumara when he set out on his journey to seek them?

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

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