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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose name did the author mention to Caballo Blanco to catch his attention in Chapter 7?

2. Who was known to be the greatest living Taramuhara runner in Chapter 3?

3. What periodical assigned an article to the author in Chapter 3?

4. What did Rick Fisher promise the Tarahumara runners in exchange for racing in the Leadville Trail 100?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did the author discover about Caballo Blanco as they ate lunch in Chapter 7?

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

4. How did the Tarahumara runners perform in the 1993 Leadville Trail 100?

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

6. How did viewers respond to the Tarahumara runners at their first attempt at the Leadville Trail 100?

7. What in particular about the Leadville Trail 100 appealed to Dr. Joe Vigil?

8. What did Dr. Joe Vigil remark about the Tarahumara runners' styles in the Leadville Race 100?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and analyze the outcome of the 1994 Leadville Trail 100. How did Ann Trason feel about her performance in the race?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Dr. Joe Vigil and his interest in the Leadville Trail 100. What did Vigil know about runner's psychology?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and discuss the article written by Christopher McDougall on the Tarahumara and Caballo Blanco and the impact it had on Caballo Blanco. How did the author feel about it?

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