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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 disappeared on the run in Chapter 26 and had to be rescued?
(a) Caballo Blanco.
(b) Jenn and Billy.
(c) Scott and Luis.
(d) Dusty Olson.

2. After the author first met Caballo, he tried to run without what, to no avail?
(a) Eating.
(b) Pain.
(c) Water.
(d) A sweatband.

3. What periodical hired Christopher McDougall to track down a fugitive Mexican pop star named Gloria Trevi?
(a) Newsweek.
(b) Rolling Stone.
(c) New York Magazine.
(d) The New York Times Magazine.

4. Where is Nike, Inc. headquartered?
(a) Tacoma, Washington.
(b) Beaverton, Oregon.
(c) Portland, Oregon.
(d) Vancouver, Washington.

5. In Chapter 30, the author had noted on their journey that both Arnulfo and who shared the same gait and also the same joy and passion?
(a) Billy Barnett.
(b) Salvador Holguin.
(c) Scott Jurek.
(d) Rick Fisher.

Short Answer Questions

1. Nike, Inc. was founded on January 25, 1964 with what name?

2. Jenn Shelton and her boyfriend met while working as what, as described in Chapter 22?

3. What is a sensory receptor that responds to mechanical pressure or distortion?

4. On what date was the race set in Chapter 20?

5. The author worked with Eric on his running in Chapter 27, who sent him for some specialized training with a man named what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the first company to focus on running shoes? How is the company described in Chapter 25?

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

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

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

5. What professional sports career had Caballo begun in? What led him to running?

6. Who won the race in Mexico in Chapter 31? How did the runners feel at the end of the race?

7. Describe Jenn and Billy in the narrative. Where did they meet?

8. Who was Scott Jurek? How is he described in the narrative?

9. What happened on the run by the Americans in the morning in Chapter 26? Who had to be rescued?

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

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