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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. When was Jenn Shelton born?
(a) 1977.
(b) 1988.
(c) 1985.
(d) 1983.
2. What sport had Caballo Blanco participated in professionally before running?
(a) Mountain biking.
(b) Archery.
(c) Kayaking.
(d) Boxing.
3. Over dinner in Chapter 23, Caballo shared the news that who had been killed?
(a) Salvador.
(b) Marcelino.
(c) Juan.
(d) Arnulfo.
4. What was prepared to perform in the town in Chapter 31?
(a) A children's choir.
(b) A circus.
(c) Two soccer teams.
(d) A mariachi band.
5. Creel is located how many kilometers to the southwest of the state capital, Chihuahua?
(a) 49.
(b) 133.
(c) 175.
(d) 74.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where did Scott Jurek attend college?
2. What had led to Caballo Blanco's hospital visit when he decided to change his life, as described in Chapter 32?
3. What describes itself as "the world's toughest foot race," beginning in California's Death Valley?
4. When did Nike, Inc. officially take the name "Nike"?
5. What is the name of the corn beer made by the Tarahumara Indians?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why was the author seeking Caballo Blanco in the beginning of Chapter 20?
2. What did the author remark about Scott and Arnulfo in Chapter 30?
3. Where did Caballo Blanco go after he was in a bike accident in Chapter 32?
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. Who was Scott Jurek? How is he described in the narrative?
7. Who awoke the author in Chapter 24 for a run? What took place?
8. How was the book received when it was published? Who criticized it?
9. How did the author get fluids at the refill station in Chapter 31?
10. What was the first company to focus on running shoes? How is the company described in Chapter 25?
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