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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. The mushers need to be in Anchorage how long before the start of the race?
(a) A week.
(b) Two hours.
(c) The night.
(d) Two days.

2. What does the old man in Unalakleet say to Gary?
(a) "You need to eat more."
(b) "You should turn back."
(c) "You have become one of them."
(d) "You need to see a doctor."

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

4. Why does Gary stop right after leaving Ophir?
(a) Gary wants to buy something at the store.
(b) The sled is dragging funny.
(c) Gary needs to urinate.
(d) Another team wants to run with Gary's team.

5. Why doesn't Gary feel pain when the snow hook pierces his boot?
(a) The snow hook was pulled right back out.
(b) The point didn't go in very deep.
(c) The point landed between two of his toes.
(d) The point was dull.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when the team gets to the end of the driveway to run in the first snow of the season?

2. What does Gary do when he starts to get really cold in The Yukon?

3. What happens to Gary at the Rohn River checkpoint?

4. Gary writes that dogs will die before they lose what?

5. What is the setting at the beginning of the book?

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