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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 had led to Caballo Blanco's hospital visit when he decided to change his life, as described in Chapter 32?
(a) Being kicked by a donkey.
(b) A bike accident.
(c) A bar fight.
(d) A car crash.

2. What startled the author over a cliff during the race in Chapter 31?
(a) A cougar.
(b) A coyote.
(c) A coral snake.
(d) A vulture.

3. Nike, Inc. was founded on January 25, 1964 with what name?
(a) Gold Medal Sports.
(b) Blue Ribbon Sports.
(c) Sportus Maximus.
(d) Extreme Sports Inc.

4. Who insisted that he was going to go into the canyons barefoot in Chapter 24?
(a) Ted.
(b) Bob.
(c) Scott.
(d) Luis.

5. Who did the author go with to look for the missing East Coast team in Chapter 31?
(a) Emil Zapotek.
(b) Scott Jurek.
(c) Caballo Blanco.
(d) Salvador Holguin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of names did Caballo use when introducing the Americans to the Tarahumara runners in Chapter 29?

2. Over dinner in Chapter 23, Caballo shared the news that who had been killed?

3. Who did an amazing job throughout the morning run in Chapter 26?

4. Who disappeared on the run in Chapter 26 and had to be rescued?

5. Scott Jurek did not begin running long distances until when?

Short Essay Questions

1. What news was related of the Tarahumara runners in Chapter 23?

2. Who examined animals and humans from the past and present to see how they compared and contrasted in Chapter 28? What did he discover?

3. How did the author feel about his training for the Mexican race in Chapter 27? How did he change his diet?

4. How did Jenn learn to struggle against the Tarahumara runners in Chapter 31?

5. What happened after Caballo left Hawaii, as he describes in Chapter 32?

6. How did the author begin training for the race in Mexico in Chapter 27?

7. What surprised the author about the drunken couple in Chapter 21?

8. What did the author remark about Scott and Arnulfo in Chapter 30?

9. Where had Caballo Blanco originally hailed from? What was his born name?

10. How did Caballo Blanco feel about his new home in Chapter 26? How is it described?

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