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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. Why does Gary stop before reaching Unalakleet?
(a) The dogs are whining.
(b) The dogs need to be snacked.
(c) He sees a campfire.
(d) He is famished.

2. How cold do the natives say it gets in The Yukon?
(a) Cold enough that your eyes freeze shut.
(b) Cold enough that you can't piss.
(c) Cold enough to freeze your nose hairs.
(d) Cold enough to spit and have it bounce.

3. How many Iditarod teams receive prize money?
(a) The first ten.
(b) The first twenty.
(c) All teams that cross the finish line.
(d) First, second, and third.

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

5. What does a musher from England say about Happy Canyon?
(a) It's not so bad.
(b) It's like plummeting.
(c) It's the worst part of the race.
(d) It's like falling.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ruth think will be Gary's biggest problem in the race?

2. What does Devil do when Gary says, "Hi"?

3. How long is the trail that the team runs in "First Snow"?

4. According to Gary, what is "that which is cold"?

5. What does the old man in Unalakleet say to Gary?

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