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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. What does Gary know about Happy Canyon when he leaves the Finger Lake checkpoint?
(a) It is between Finger Lake and Rainy Pass.
(b) It is soon after Finger Lake.
(c) It is a near-vertical drop.
(d) It goes down a cliff.

2. 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.

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

4. According to Gary, what is "that which is cold"?
(a) The Iditarod.
(b) The Alaska Range.
(c) The Yukon River.
(d) Alaska.

5. What happens during Gary's second night in the kennel?
(a) Devil wags his tail at Gary.
(b) Devil destroys Gary's sleeping bag.
(c) Gary decides he won't use a sleeping bag.
(d) Devil sleeps on top of Gary.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does it seem like Rainy Pass should be difficult to run?

2. What does another musher say when Gary leaves the Finger Lake checkpoint?

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

4. How many other mushers are in the house in Shaktolik?

5. Why doesn't Gary stop at Kaltag?

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