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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 name was Caballo Blanco born with?

2. Who came in first in the race in Chapter 16?

3. What is the name of the doctor the author went to see about his foot in Chapter 2?

4. What 25 year-old Tarahumara runner won in a record time of 17:40 that stood for 11 years at the Leadville Trail 100?

5. As of 2003, Ann Trason's mark at the Leadville Trail 100 was ranked what by any runner?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the author learn from the schoolteacher of the Tarahumara in Chapter 6?

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

3. Who did Ann Trason and the Tarahumara have as mules in the 1994 Leadville Trail 100? What was their job?

4. What did Dr. Joe Vigil find astounding about Ann's performance in the 1994 Leadville Trail 100?

5. How did Rick Fisher develop his business plan for the Tarahumara in Chapter 8?

6. What was the outcome of the 1994 Leadville Trail 100? Where did Ann Trason place?

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

8. Who was Emil Zatopek? How is his running style described?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the life and career of runner Ann Trason. When and where did Trason begin running? Why did she stand out?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the runner Emil Zatopek in the narrative. When was Zatopek a runner? What medals did he win?

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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