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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 the old man in Unalakleet say to Gary?
(a) "You need to eat more."
(b) "You need to see a doctor."
(c) "You should turn back."
(d) "You have become one of them."

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

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

4. In "First Snow", how much snow is on the ground?
(a) None--it melted right away.
(b) A dusting.
(c) Four or five inches.
(d) A foot.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why does Gary stop before reaching Unalakleet?

4. What happens when the team gets to the end of the driveway to run in the first snow of the season?

5. How cold do the natives say it gets in The Yukon?

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