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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 25-30.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What tribe in the book was known for its health, serenity, and love of running?
(a) The Apache.
(b) The Paiute.
(c) The Ojibwa.
(d) The Tarahumara.

2. The only person the author found who knew anything of Caballo Blanco was an editor of what magazine in Chapter 18?
(a) "Runners World."
(b) "Run For Fun."
(c) "UltraRunner."
(d) "Fitness Running."

3. The Tarahumara language belongs to what family?
(a) Uto-Mexican.
(b) Uto-Aztecan.
(c) Uto-Incan.
(d) Uto-Columbian.

4. Who insisted that he was going to go into the canyons barefoot in Chapter 24?
(a) Luis.
(b) Scott.
(c) Ted.
(d) Bob.

5. What is the second-highest waterfall in Mexico, located near Creel?
(a) Basaseachic Falls.
(b) Cascada de Texolo.
(c) Cola de Caballo.
(d) Juanacatlán Falls.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who came in second place in the 1994 Leadville Trail 100?

2. When did Emil Zatopek die?

3. How long of a jog was the author on when he felt a shooting pain in his foot in Chapter 2?

4. Caballo was filled with pride as he showed off what to the author in Chapter 26?

5. Tegla Loroupe is a long-distance track and road runner from where?

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