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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. What was Caballo Blanco known as to the Tarahumara people?
(a) Shaggy.
(b) Muscle-man.
(c) Baldy.
(d) Fatty.

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

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

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

5. Caballo Blanco's father had been of what profession?
(a) Coast Guard helicopter mechanic.
(b) Army general.
(c) Navy deck sergeant.
(d) Marine Corps gunnery sergeant.

Short Answer Questions

1. The only person the author found who knew anything of Caballo Blanco was an editor of what magazine in Chapter 18?

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

3. Who noticed that Martimano was not running with a smooth rhythm in Chapter 16?

4. What did Martimano send Shaggy and Juan up ahead of him to do in Chapter 16?

5. Ann Trason is just over how tall?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the principle obstacle for the author and his assistant in finding the Tarahumara in Chapter 3?

2. Who paid the author to seek the Tarahumara for a story in Chapter 3? How did the author begin setting up his trip?

3. How did Ann Trason perform in the 1994 Leadville Trail 100?

4. What led the author to seek medical advice about running and later inspired him to write the book?

5. What were the author's impressions upon first meeting Caballo Blanco in Chapter 1?

6. Who was Emil Zatopek? How is his running style described?

7. What doctor did the author go to see in Chapter 2? What was the doctor's assertion of running on the body?

8. What did Rick realize after the 1992 Leadville Trail 100?

9. What did the author know about Caballo Blanco and the Tarahumara when he set out on his journey to seek them?

10. What led the author to discover the Tarahumara in Mexico in Chapter 2?

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