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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. It was how long before they were going to leave to meet the Tarahumara as Chapter 29 opened?
(a) 2 hours.
(b) 1 hour.
(c) 30 minutes.
(d) 10 minutes.

2. In Chapter 20, the author was back in Mexico and he only had how much time to find Caballo?
(a) 24 hours.
(b) 72 hours.
(c) 48 hours.
(d) 36 hours.

3. What did Scott Jurek earn a Master's Degree in?
(a) Physical Therapy.
(b) Geology.
(c) Psychology.
(d) Economics.

4. The author changed his diet to consume more what in Chapter 27?
(a) Breads and grains.
(b) Fats and sugars.
(c) Fruits and vegetables.
(d) Beers and liquors.

5. What startled the author over a cliff during the race in Chapter 31?
(a) A vulture.
(b) A coral snake.
(c) A coyote.
(d) A cougar.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did the author go with to look for the missing East Coast team in Chapter 31?

2. Who was very excited and wouldn't stop talking, just as he hadn't stopped talking on the bus in Chapter 23?

3. What sport had Caballo Blanco participated in professionally before running?

4. Caballo was filled with pride as he showed off what to the author in Chapter 26?

5. When was Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen published?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who examined animals and humans from the past and present to see how they compared and contrasted in Chapter 28? What did he discover?

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

4. How did the author get fluids at the refill station in Chapter 31?

5. Where did Caballo Blanco go after he was in a bike accident in Chapter 32?

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

7. How did the author begin training for the race in Mexico in Chapter 27?

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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