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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Race: Dalzell Gorge and the Burn.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How often should a dog's feet be examined while running the Iditarod?
(a) Every half hour.
(b) Three times a day.
(c) In the morning and in the evening.
(d) At the end of every day.

2. What happens to Gary's food at Finger Lake?
(a) It mixes with the dogs' food.
(b) He gives it to his dogs.
(c) It is rotten and must be thrown away.
(d) It is stolen.

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

4. After Devil falls in "First Snow", why isn't he run over by the sled?
(a) The sled swerved away from Devil.
(b) The sled stopped just in time.
(c) Devil rolled out of the way.
(d) Murphy pulled Devil up by his harness.

5. What does it mean when a musher comes from "Down Below"?
(a) When racing, he or she comes from behind to win the race.
(b) He or she comes from a place with below-zero temperatures.
(c) He or she is from the lower forty-eight states.
(d) He or she is a native of Alaska.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "First Snow", how much snow is on the ground?

2. What are the buffalo doing in The Burn?

3. According to Gary, what is "the be-all and end-all of running dogs on the Iditarod"?

4. When does Gary start thinking like a dog?

5. What does Gary NOT do when he reaches the Finger Lake checkpoint?

(see the answer key)

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