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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Ann Trason's mule in the race in Chapter 14?
(a) Manuel.
(b) Ken.
(c) Bob.
(d) Carl.

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

3. What name was Caballo Blanco born with?
(a) Barefoot Ted.
(b) Michael Randall Hickman.
(c) Salvador Holguin.
(d) Victoriano Churro.

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

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

6. Where did Ann Trason struggle as the Taramuhara were effortlessly catching up to her in Chapter 14?
(a) Terror Pass.
(b) Hope Pass.
(c) Red Rocks Pass.
(d) Enlightenment Pass.

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

8. At the 72-mile station in Chapter 16, Ann Trason was leading by how much?
(a) 35 minutes.
(b) 22 minutes.
(c) 47 minutes.
(d) 55 minutes.

9. Who is the current course record holder in the Leadville Trail 100 race?
(a) Scott Jurek.
(b) Charles Williams.
(c) Billy Barnett.
(d) Matt Carpenter.

10. 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.

11. What did Rick Fisher promise the Tarahumara runners in exchange for racing in the Leadville Trail 100?
(a) Fish.
(b) Corn.
(c) Beef.
(d) Rum.

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

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

14. The Rocky Mountains stretch more than how many miles?
(a) 3,000.
(b) 800.
(c) 2,100.
(d) 1,400.

15. Who was known to be the greatest living Taramuhara runner in Chapter 3?
(a) Salvador Holguin.
(b) Victoriano Churro.
(c) Arnulfo Quimare.
(d) Juan Herrera.

Short Answer Questions

1. By what name do the indigenous people of the Taramuhara call themselves?

2. What did the author and his hired assistant find themselves surrounded by at one crucial part during their journey in Chapter 3?

3. When was Ann Trason born?

4. In Chapter 8, Caballo Blanco described how Rick Fisher became friends with a Taramuhara man and asked if he could take him to what ancient Tarahumara ball race?

5. 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?

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