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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Race: The Yukon; Unalakleet.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long is the run up the Yukon River?
(a) Four hundred miles.
(b) Two hundred miles.
(c) Three hundred miles.
(d) Two hundred fifty miles.

2. What happens during Gary's second night in the kennel?
(a) Devil sleeps on top of Gary.
(b) Devil destroys Gary's sleeping bag.
(c) Devil wags his tail at Gary.
(d) Gary decides he won't use a sleeping bag.

3. Which experience does Gary NOT share with the dogs in "Becoming Dog"?
(a) He eats the dogs' food.
(b) He cooks in the kennel.
(c) He urinates in the kennel.
(d) He sings a night song with the dogs.

4. When does Gary start thinking like a dog?
(a) When he sleeps with them in the kennel.
(b) When he is bitten by one of his dogs.
(c) When he spends the day on his hands and knees.
(d) When he harnesses himself to the team.

5. What does the old man in Unalakleet offer Gary?
(a) His bed for the night.
(b) A bowl of moose chili.
(c) A warm fire.
(d) A place for him and his family after the race.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does it seem like Rainy Pass should be difficult to run?

2. Why does Gary stop before reaching Unalakleet?

3. After Devil falls in "First Snow", why isn't he run over by the sled?

4. After Happy Canyon, what does another musher ask Gary about the race?

5. What does Gary know about Happy Canyon when he leaves the Finger Lake checkpoint?

(see the answer key)

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