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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, The Race, Days 7-16&17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What three animals caused the sled team to go awry?
(a) A cow, a squirrel and a grouse.
(b) A cow, a squirrel and a fox.
(c) A squirrel, a grouse, and a deer.
(d) A squirrel, a mole and a marmot.

2. What was nothing to Storm?
(a) None of these.
(b) Both of these.
(c) His blood.
(d) Paulsen's anxiety.

3. When do cedar waxwings come?
(a) The first part of spring.
(b) The middle of summer.
(c) The middle of spring.
(d) The first part of summer.

4. The wind needs to blow in which direction to light the paper fire?
(a) North.
(b) West.
(c) East.
(d) South.

5. What did Gary call the games the dogs would play with these?
(a) A Race to the Dead.
(b) A Squeek Off.
(c) Bone Wars.
(d) None of these.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a bad sign in a musher?

2. What couldn't Paulsen see without his headlamp in the dark?

3. Why are bears attracted to the burning paper?

4. What is phony about the start of the race?

5. What did Paulsen learn from that night?

(see the answer key)

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