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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 knew about running and the psychology of running and was at the race to see what he was missing in Chapter 13?
2. Who was Ann Trason's mule in the race in Chapter 14?
3. When was Ann Trason born?
4. What refers to the seasonal movement of people with their livestock over relatively short distances, typically to higher pastures in summer and to lower valleys in winter?
5. By what name do the indigenous people of the Taramuhara call themselves?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did the author discover about Caballo Blanco as they ate lunch in Chapter 7?
2. How did the Tarahumara runners perform in the 1993 Leadville Trail 100?
3. What did the author learn from the schoolteacher of the Tarahumara in Chapter 6?
4. How is Rick Fisher described by the author in Chapter 8? What were Fisher's principle motivations?
5. How did the Tarahumara team change in the 1993 Leadville Trail 100? What were their shoes like?
6. Who did Ann Trason and the Tarahumara have as mules in the 1994 Leadville Trail 100? What was their job?
7. How does the author describe the destination Salvador led him to in Chapter 4?
8. What in particular about the Leadville Trail 100 appealed to Dr. Joe Vigil?
9. What doctor did the author go to see in Chapter 2? What was the doctor's assertion of running on the body?
10. What led the author to discover the Tarahumara in Mexico in Chapter 2?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the city of Leadville, Colorado, and the history and origins of the Leadville Trail 100. Who developed the race and why?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and discuss the biography and career of author Christopher McDougall. When was the book published and what have critics written about it?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the runner Emil Zatopek in the narrative. When was Zatopek a runner? What medals did he win?
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