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

2. What does another musher say when Gary leaves the Finger Lake checkpoint?
(a) "I'm waiting until dark."
(b) "Good luck!"
(c) "Can we run our teams together?"
(d) "My dogs need more rest."

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

4. What does Devil do when Gary says, "Hi"?
(a) He urinates.
(b) He growls at Gary.
(c) He wags his tail.
(d) He bites Gary.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happens during Gary's second night in the kennel?

3. What does the old man in Unalakleet offer Gary?

4. After Devil falls in "First Snow", why isn't he run over by the sled?

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

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