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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 hiked five miles to bring the author juice in Chapter 31?
(a) Manuel.
(b) Ken.
(c) Bob.
(d) Carl.

2. With shoeless human running, what is the part of the foot which strikes the ground with the most force?
(a) The heel.
(b) The instep.
(c) The lateral edge of the forefoot.
(d) The five bones of the midfoot.

3. In Chapter 20, the author was back in Mexico and he only had how much time to find Caballo?
(a) 24 hours.
(b) 72 hours.
(c) 36 hours.
(d) 48 hours.

4. On a challenge from what training partner did Scott Jurek run the Minnesota Voyager 50 Mile in 1994?
(a) David Carrier.
(b) Louis Liebenberg.
(c) Dusty Olson.
(d) Abebe Bikila.

5. What is a sensory receptor that responds to mechanical pressure or distortion?
(a) Chemoreceptor.
(b) Mechanoreceptor.
(c) Photoreceptor.
(d) Thermoreceptor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Scott Jurek raised?

2. What disease did Scott Jurek's mother suffer from?

3. Zola Budd is a former Olympic track and field competitor from where?

4. Who came in second place in the race in Chapter 31?

5. What is the name of the corn beer made by the Tarahumara Indians?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why was the author seeking Caballo Blanco in the beginning of Chapter 20?

3. What was the principle concern for Caballo in the beginning of Chapter 29?

4. What had Jenn Shelton done to prepare for her first race? How did she perform?

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

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

7. Where did Caballo Blanco go after he was in a bike accident in Chapter 32?

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

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

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

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