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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. Who knew about running and the psychology of running and was at the race to see what he was missing in Chapter 13?
2. In Chapter 8, Caballo Blanco described how Rick Fisher became friends with a Taramuhara man and asked if he could take him to what ancient Tarahumara ball race?
3. When was Ann Trason born?
4. At the 60-mile mark, Ann Trason was how far ahead of the Tarahumara runners in Chapter 14?
5. The author's doctor recommended that he quit running or at least use what in Chapter 2?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did Rick Fisher develop his business plan for the Tarahumara in Chapter 8?
2. What did Rick realize after the 1992 Leadville Trail 100?
3. What was the outcome of the 1994 Leadville Trail 100? Where did Ann Trason place?
4. What doctor did the author go to see in Chapter 2? What was the doctor's assertion of running on the body?
5. How did Rick Fisher behave after the 1994 Leadville Trail 100?
6. What do magazine and sports articles discuss about the impacts of running on the body in Chapter 2? What was the author's doctor's advice to him?
7. Who paid the author to seek the Tarahumara for a story in Chapter 3? How did the author begin setting up his trip?
8. How did the Tarahumara change their running strategy in the 1994 Leadville Trail 100?
9. Who was Ann Trason? How is she described in the text?
10. Who did Ann Trason and the Tarahumara have as mules in the 1994 Leadville Trail 100? What was their job?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the city of Leadville, Colorado, and the history and origins of the Leadville Trail 100. Who developed the race and why?
Essay Topic 2
Describe the history of Mesa de la Yerbabuena and the student Marcelino in Chapters 5 and 6. Who was Marcelino's father?
Essay Topic 3
Describe Dr. Joe Vigil and his interest in the Leadville Trail 100. What did Vigil know about runner's psychology?
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