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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How had the author felt after his article was published in Chapter 18?
(a) Proud.
(b) Guilty.
(c) Generous.
(d) Egotistical.

3. When was Emil Zatopek born?
(a) 1930.
(b) 1915.
(c) 1933.
(d) 1922.

4. What refers to the seasonal movement of people with their livestock over relatively short distances, typically to higher pastures in summer and to lower valleys in winter?
(a) Spectrum syndrome.
(b) Transhumance.
(c) Anthropology.
(d) Human mobility.

5. Whose name did the author mention to Caballo Blanco to catch his attention in Chapter 7?
(a) Victoriano's.
(b) Salvador's.
(c) Manuel's.
(d) Martimano's.

6. What was a group of hearty partying llama owners called who set up camp to help injured runners in Chapter 14?
(a) The Alpine Gang.
(b) The Hopeless Crew.
(c) The Marmot Family.
(d) The Lupine Loonies.

7. What did Caballo Blanco suggest the author focus on in his running in Chapter 17?
(a) Love, flowers, and rain.
(b) Easy, light, smooth, and fast.
(c) Food, alcohol, and sex.
(d) Pain, defeat, and anger.

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

9. Where is the Leadville Trail 100 held annually?
(a) Laramie, Wyoming.
(b) Leadville, Colorado.
(c) Boulder, Colorado.
(d) Cody, Wyoming.

10. In Chapter 11, Rick Fisher promised that team Taramuhara would be back the following year and the event became major garnering the attention of what sports corporation?
(a) NBC.
(b) Sports Illustrated.
(c) CBS.
(d) ESPN.

11. Who came in third place in the 1994 Leadville Trail 100?
(a) Martimano Cervantes.
(b) Christopher McDougall.
(c) Salvador Holguin.
(d) Billy Barnett.

12. What 25 year-old Tarahumara runner won in a record time of 17:40 that stood for 11 years at the Leadville Trail 100?
(a) Caballo Blanco.
(b) Salvador Holguin.
(c) Victoriano Churro.
(d) Juan Herrera.

13. 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?
(a) 5:00 p.m.
(b) 6:00 p.m.
(c) 10:30 p.m.
(d) 9:00 p.m.

14. Where is Ann Trason from?
(a) Ashland, Oregon.
(b) Elko, Nevada.
(c) Kensington, California.
(d) Yakima, Washington.

15. How many world records has Ann Trason broken during her career?
(a) 17.
(b) 4.
(c) 20.
(d) 12.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1993, what 52 year-old Tarahumara runner came in first in the Leadville Trail 100?

2. Who did the author contact in Chapter 18, hoping he had met with Caballo Blanco at Leadville, but realized he had not?

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

4. Who was referred to as a tall white man who spoke his own unique language and appeared sporadically to the Tarahumara in Chapter 5?

5. When was the Barefoot Runners Society founded in the United States?

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