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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the man Paulsen meets remind him of?
(a) The man who had taught him how to mush.
(b) The person who helped him while he was sick and when he was lost in the Burn.
(c) His father.
(d) The man who had encouraged him to pursue his dreams of dog sledding.

2. Where didn't Storm want to leave when he was retired?
(a) The kennel.
(b) The yard.
(c) The house.
(d) All of these.

3. What had taken out the trail?
(a) A logging truck.
(b) Neither of these.
(c) A logging skidder.
(d) Both of these.

4. What couldn't Paulsen see without his headlamp in the dark?
(a) Branches.
(b) Puddles.
(c) Potholes.
(d) All of these.

5. What did the man put in the sled with Paulsen?
(a) A meal.
(b) A blanket.
(c) All of these.
(d) The snow hook.

Short Answer Questions

1. On day eight, what does Paulsen compare crossing the interior of Alaska by dog team to?

2. On day seven, what is Paulsen offered that he turns down?

3. How many hours did this continue for?

4. What ate the chipmunk?

5. What is historically a highway through Alaska?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the difference with hallucinations during the race?

2. What was it that Paulsen had feared? Which dog broke that fear and what did he do?

3. Why is there chaos in the first night?

4. What does Gary say the dogs told him while they were in the gully?

5. Why did Cookie knowingly take the team over an edge for?

6. What did this person do for Paulsen?

7. What strange activity did the cedar waxwings engage in?

8. Why did the stump glow, did Paulsen find out later?

9. What does it not seem possible to accomplish and why?

10. On day thirteen, what does Paulsen begin to see everywhere?

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