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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. Who did the author hire to help him track down the Tarahumara in Chapter 3?

2. By what name do the indigenous people of the Taramuhara call themselves?

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

4. According to the author, the joy that the Tarahumara runners experienced while running stemmed from what?

5. The Copper Canyons are located in the southwestern part of what state in Mexico?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Ann Trason? How is she described in the text?

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

3. What was the outcome of the 1994 Leadville Trail 100? Where did Ann Trason place?

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

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

6. How did the Tarahumara change their running strategy in the 1994 Leadville Trail 100?

7. Who did Ann Trason and the Tarahumara have as mules in the 1994 Leadville Trail 100? What was their job?

8. How did Rick Fisher behave after the 1994 Leadville Trail 100?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the training methods of Christopher McDougall in preparing for the Tarahumara race. Who did he work with and what style of performance did he achieve?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and describe Arnulfo Quimare and Salvador Holguin and discuss the author's journey to seek Arnulfo in Chapters 3 and 4. How did they travel?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and discuss Barefoot Ted in the narrative. Where previously had Ted competed? What was Ted's passion?

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