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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. Jenn Shelton found her strength in what parts of the race in Chapter 31?
(a) The uphills.
(b) The low elevations.
(c) The high elevations.
(d) The downhills.

2. Who examined animals and humans from the past and present to see how they compared and contrasted, as described in Chapter 28?
(a) Dr. Torg.
(b) Dr. Lieberman.
(c) Dr. Bramble.
(d) Dr. Vigil.

3. Who did the author go with to look for the missing East Coast team in Chapter 31?
(a) Caballo Blanco.
(b) Salvador Holguin.
(c) Emil Zapotek.
(d) Scott Jurek.

4. On a challenge from what training partner did Scott Jurek run the Minnesota Voyager 50 Mile in 1994?
(a) David Carrier.
(b) Abebe Bikila.
(c) Louis Liebenberg.
(d) Dusty Olson.

5. Nike takes it's name from a Greek goddess of what?
(a) Muscles.
(b) Victory.
(c) Running.
(d) Pride.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who hired Christopher McDougall as the AP's new Lisbon correspondent after college?

2. What had led to Caballo Blanco's hospital visit when he decided to change his life, as described in Chapter 32?

3. What scientist realized that man could literally run an animal, such as a deer, to death as described in Chapter 28?

4. Tegla Loroupe is a long-distance track and road runner from where?

5. Who woke up the author at the crack of dawn on a freezing morning to see if he wanted to sneak in a run in Chapter 24?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was the author seeking Caballo Blanco in the beginning of Chapter 20?

2. What happened after Caballo left Hawaii, as he describes in Chapter 32?

3. What did the author remark about Scott and Arnulfo in Chapter 30?

4. How was the book received when it was published? Who criticized it?

5. Who awoke the author in Chapter 24 for a run? What took place?

6. What professional sports career had Caballo begun in? What led him to running?

7. Who was Scott Jurek? How is he described in the narrative?

8. What was the first company to focus on running shoes? How is the company described in Chapter 25?

9. How did Jenn learn to struggle against the Tarahumara runners in Chapter 31?

10. What was the town like on the morning of the race in Chapter 31?

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