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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the Tarahumara schoolteacher with whom the author spoke in Chapter 5?

2. In Chapter 11, Rick Fisher promised that team Taramuhara would be back the following year and the event became major garnering the attention of what sports corporation?

3. What was Caballo Blanco known as to the Tarahumara people?

4. What is a mountain range in western Mexico where the Copper Canyons are located?

5. The author's doctor recommended that he quit running or at least use what in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Dr. Joe Vigil attend the Leadville Trail 100 in Chapter 13?

3. Who paid the author to seek the Tarahumara for a story in Chapter 3? How did the author begin setting up his trip?

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

5. What did Dr. Joe Vigil remark about the Tarahumara runners' styles in the Leadville Race 100?

6. How did viewers respond to the Tarahumara runners at their first attempt at the Leadville Trail 100?

7. How did the Tarahumara team change in the 1993 Leadville Trail 100? What were their shoes like?

8. What was the principle obstacle for the author and his assistant in finding the Tarahumara in Chapter 3?

9. How does the author describe the destination Salvador led him to in Chapter 4?

10. How is the Leadville Trail 100 described in the text?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the training methods of Christopher McDougall in preparing for the Tarahumara race. Who did he work with and what style of performance did he achieve?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the life, history and myths surrounding Caballo Blanco. Where was Caballo from and why had he come to live amongst the Tarahumara?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and discuss Barefoot Ted in the narrative. Where previously had Ted competed? What was Ted's passion?

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