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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who was Ann Trason's mule in the race in Chapter 14?
(a) Bob.
(b) Ken.
(c) Manuel.
(d) Carl.
2. How long of a jog was the author on when he felt a shooting pain in his foot in Chapter 2?
(a) 3-mile.
(b) 14-mile.
(c) 10-mile.
(d) 5-mile.
3. Where is the Leadville Trail 100 held annually?
(a) Cody, Wyoming.
(b) Boulder, Colorado.
(c) Leadville, Colorado.
(d) Laramie, Wyoming.
4. In what year did Ann Trason run the Leadville Trail 100?
(a) 1988.
(b) 1999.
(c) 1990.
(d) 1994.
5. What did Caballo Blanco suggest the author focus on in his running in Chapter 17?
(a) Love, flowers, and rain.
(b) Pain, defeat, and anger.
(c) Food, alcohol, and sex.
(d) Easy, light, smooth, and fast.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who was known to be the greatest living Taramuhara runner in Chapter 3?
2. Emil Zatopek was best known for winning three gold medals at which Summer Olympics?
3. Who came in third place in the 1994 Leadville Trail 100?
4. The Leadville Trail 100 is an ultramarathon held annually on trails and dirt roads through the heart of what mountains?
5. What was Caballo Blanco known as to the Tarahumara people?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did viewers respond to the Tarahumara runners at their first attempt at the Leadville Trail 100?
2. What did Dr. Joe Vigil remark about the Tarahumara runners' styles in the Leadville Race 100?
3. What do magazine and sports articles discuss about the impacts of running on the body in Chapter 2? What was the author's doctor's advice to him?
4. Why did Dr. Joe Vigil attend the Leadville Trail 100 in Chapter 13?
5. Who was Ann Trason? How is she described in the text?
6. How did the Tarahumara runners perform in the 1993 Leadville Trail 100?
7. What led the author to seek medical advice about running and later inspired him to write the book?
8. What in particular about the Leadville Trail 100 appealed to Dr. Joe Vigil?
9. How did Rick Fisher develop his business plan for the Tarahumara in Chapter 8?
10. Who did Ann Trason and the Tarahumara have as mules in the 1994 Leadville Trail 100? What was their job?
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