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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Before they left the school teacher's home, the author had a chance to see some of the students and witness what in Chapter 6?
(a) A baseball game.
(b) A running game.
(c) A game of hide and seek.
(d) A soccer match.

2. What is the location where the Tarahumara make their home?
(a) The Marble Canyons.
(b) The Copper Canyons.
(c) The Jade Canyons.
(d) The Silver Canyons.

3. What is a mountain range in western Mexico where the Copper Canyons are located?
(a) The Sierra Madre de Chiapas.
(b) The Sierra Madre Occidental.
(c) The Cordillera Neovolcánica.
(d) The Peninsular Ranges.

4. When did the author go to see a doctor due to foot pain in Chapter 2?
(a) January, 2001.
(b) June, 1995.
(c) May, 2004.
(d) August, 1998.

5. Who did the author hire to help him track down the Tarahumara in Chapter 3?
(a) Arnulfo Quimare.
(b) Juan Herrera.
(c) Salvador Holguin.
(d) Victoriano Churro.

6. 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) Juan Herrera.
(b) Caballo Blanco.
(c) Victoriano Churro.
(d) Salvador Holguin.

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

8. In what year did Ann Trason run the Leadville Trail 100?
(a) 1990.
(b) 1994.
(c) 1988.
(d) 1999.

9. When was the Leadville Trail 100 first run?
(a) 1977.
(b) 1983.
(c) 1991.
(d) 1965.

10. Ann Trason's ultra career began when she entered the 1985 American River 50 Miler at what age?
(a) 18.
(b) 22.
(c) 19.
(d) 24.

11. The author knew that drug runners for the Mexican cartels hated what in Chapter 3?
(a) Musicians and journalists.
(b) Police and the army.
(c) Politicians and investors.
(d) Athletes and librarians.

12. In 1993, what 52 year-old Tarahumara runner came in first in the Leadville Trail 100?
(a) Victoriano Churro.
(b) Martimano Cervantes.
(c) Juan Herrera.
(d) Caballo Blanco.

13. Ann Trason is just over how tall?
(a) 5'.
(b) 5'6".
(c) 6'8".
(d) 6'.

14. The author's doctor recommended that he quit running or at least use what in Chapter 2?
(a) Morphine.
(b) Cortisone.
(c) Tylenol.
(d) Vicodin.

15. Who stepped out of the small hut to greet the author and his assistant in Chapter 4?
(a) Victoriano Churro.
(b) Juan Herrera.
(c) Salvador Holguin.
(d) Arnulfo Quimare.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was there when Juan and Martimano came through and was struck by the fact that they were laughing and enjoying the run in Chapter 14?

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

4. What did the teacher give to the author which gave tremendous energy in Chapter 6?

5. At the 60-mile mark, Ann Trason was how far ahead of the Tarahumara runners in Chapter 14?

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