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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 31-32.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Running in padded shoes typically places more emphasis on what part of the foot?
(a) The lateral edge of the forefoot.
(b) The heel.
(c) The instep.
(d) The five bones of the midfoot.

2. What did Martimano send Shaggy and Juan up ahead of him to do in Chapter 16?
(a) Win the race.
(b) Supply runners with water.
(c) Catch the witch.
(d) Dig holes in the trail.

3. Who is quoted as saying, "I can't prove this, but I believe when my runners train barefoot, they run faster and suffer fewer injuries"?
(a) Vin Lananna.
(b) Zola Budd.
(c) Tegla Loroupe.
(d) Victoriano Churro.

4. Christopher McDougall previously worked for the Associated Press covering civil wars where?
(a) Somalia and Kenya.
(b) Zimbabwe and Mozambique.
(c) South Africa and Ivory Coast.
(d) Rwanda and Angola.

5. When was the author reading a magazine while on assignment in Mexico in Chapter 2?
(a) Fall of 2002.
(b) Summer of 2001.
(c) Winter of 2003.
(d) Spring of 2000.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Jenn Shelton's boyfriend who went with her to Mexico to race in Chapter 21?

2. What did the second team of Tarahumara runners use to fashion shoes for the Leadville Trail 100 race?

3. Who was Ann Trason's mule in the race in Chapter 14?

4. When was Jenn Shelton born?

5. Who hired Christopher McDougall as the AP's new Lisbon correspondent after college?

(see the answer key)

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