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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Race: Skwentna; Finger Lake.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Gary's number for the race?
(a) Fifty-three.
(b) Thirty-two.
(c) Twenty-two.
(d) Fifteen.

2. How does the other musher's lead dog die on the trapping trail?
(a) He dies of old age.
(b) He dies of hypothermia.
(c) He dies from a foot infection.
(d) He is attacked by a moose.

3. While training for his first race, why doesn't Gary sleep well?
(a) A moose comes too close.
(b) He is hungry.
(c) The dogs are whining.
(d) The scenery is too beautiful.

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

5. What does Ruth say to Gary after his skunk encounter in "Major Wrecks"?
(a) "What's that smell?"
(b) "Why don't you change your clothes?"
(c) "What happened to you?"
(d) "You need a shower."

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't Gary feel pain when the snow hook pierces his boot?

2. What becomes strikingly clear when Gary gets to Alaska?

3. What does Gary see Marge hunt?

4. The mushers need to be in Anchorage how long before the start of the race?

5. What does Gary write is the most important fact about skunks when running dogs?

(see the answer key)

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