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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. When did Christopher McDougall complete his college education?
2. What kind of juice did someone hike five miles to bring the author in Chapter 31?
3. Who did Caballo say might still run in the race in Chapter 23, which surprised the author?
4. Who called to say that he could show how an antelope could be run to death, which he had learned in the bush, in Chapter 28?
5. Christopher McDougall spent how many years as a foreign correspondent for the Associated Press?
Short Essay Questions
1. When did the runners show up for the Mexican race in Chapter 20? What concern was there about their arrival?
2. Describe Jenn and Billy in the narrative. Where did they meet?
3. What did the author remark about Scott and Arnulfo in Chapter 30?
4. How did the author begin training for the race in Mexico in Chapter 27?
5. Who awoke the author in Chapter 24 for a run? What took place?
6. What had Jenn Shelton done to prepare for her first race? How did she perform?
7. Where had Caballo Blanco originally hailed from? What was his born name?
8. Who won the race in Mexico in Chapter 31? How did the runners feel at the end of the race?
9. What was the principle concern for Caballo in the beginning of Chapter 29?
10. What happened on the run by the Americans in the morning in Chapter 26? Who had to be rescued?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the history of Mesa de la Yerbabuena and the student Marcelino in Chapters 5 and 6. Who was Marcelino's father?
Essay Topic 2
Analyze and discuss Barefoot Ted in the narrative. Where previously had Ted competed? What was Ted's passion?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the runners Jenn Shelton and Billy Barnett in the narrative. What were their sports histories like? Why did they choose to run the race in Mexico?
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