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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Copper Canyons are located in the southwestern part of what state in Mexico?
(a) Baja California.
(b) Chihuahua.
(c) Durango.
(d) Sonora.

2. What periodical assigned an article to the author in Chapter 3?
(a) "Fitness Monthly."
(b) "Western Runner."
(c) "Runner's World Magazine."
(d) "Trail Running Digest."

3. How long was the race through the canyons in Guachochi where Salvador had seen the greatest Taramuhara runner?
(a) 60 miles.
(b) 35 miles.
(c) 26 miles.
(d) 44 miles.

4. How much did the author weigh when he went to see a doctor about his foot in Chapter 2?
(a) 150 lbs.
(b) 212 lbs.
(c) 230 lbs.
(d) 185 lbs.

5. The first non-Tarahumara runner to finish was almost how far behind the winner in the Leadville Trail 100 race in 1993?
(a) Ten minutes.
(b) An hour.
(c) Twenty minutes.
(d) Forty minutes.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, after the author learned that Caballo Blanco always arrived at a certain time, he was disappointed to realize it was currently what time?

2. Where is Ann Trason from?

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

4. Why were the Tarahumara runners unprepared for their first race at the Leadville Trail 100?

5. When does Caballo Blanco say that Rick Fisher decided get the Taramuhara tribe some PR in Chapter 8?

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