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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 doesn't Gary feel pain when the snow hook pierces his boot?
(a) The snow hook was pulled right back out.
(b) The point didn't go in very deep.
(c) The point was dull.
(d) The point landed between two of his toes.

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

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

4. Which experience does Gary NOT share with the dogs in "Becoming Dog"?
(a) He sings a night song with the dogs.
(b) He eats the dogs' food.
(c) He urinates in the kennel.
(d) He cooks in the kennel.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What checkpoint is right after the Finger Lake checkpoint?

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

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

5. What does one of the mushers say when Gary and his team are on the frozen river in Happy Canyon?

(see the answer key)

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