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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 it seem like Rainy Pass should be difficult to run?
(a) It is sheer ice.
(b) The wind is so strong.
(c) The snow is so deep.
(d) The teams have to cross the Alaska Range.

2. How long is the run in Dalzell Gorge?
(a) Forty miles.
(b) Fifty miles.
(c) Twenty miles.
(d) Thirty miles.

3. What happens when the team gets to the end of the driveway to run in the first snow of the season?
(a) A moose appears.
(b) Gary steers the team to the left.
(c) Gary is thrown off the sled.
(d) Cookie turns onto the old trapline trail.

4. What does Gary tell the checker about going up Rainy Pass?
(a) "It was a snooze."
(b) "It was a piece of cake."
(c) "It was a barrel of fun."
(d) "It was a cruel joke."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long is the run up the Yukon River?

2. Gary discovers that this spice helps dogs eat when they're not hungry.

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

4. What does Ruth say about running the dogs after the first snow?

5. What does Gary know about Happy Canyon when he leaves the Finger Lake checkpoint?

(see the answer key)

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