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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Race: Dalzell Gorge and the Burn.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ruth say to Gary when she brings him soup in "Beginnings"?
(a) "You should get some rest."
(b) "You need to start earning some money."
(c) "You're going to run the race, aren't you?"
(d) "You should think about giving up on the race."

2. What does Gary do when he first gets home after he encounters the snared doe?
(a) He quietly enters the house and gets into bed.
(b) He goes to the kitchen to get food.
(c) He sits on top of Cookie's house.
(d) He makes a fire.

3. What does it mean when a musher comes from "Down Below"?
(a) When racing, he or she comes from behind to win the race.
(b) He or she is a native of Alaska.
(c) He or she comes from a place with below-zero temperatures.
(d) He or she is from the lower forty-eight states.

4. How many miles is The Burn?
(a) One hundred seventeen.
(b) Fifty-three.
(c) Ninety-two.
(d) Thirty-seven.

5. What does Gary think as he lies in Dalzell Gorge?
(a) "Where are my dogs?"
(b) "Is the race over?"
(c) "Why am I lying down?"
(d) "Where am I?"

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the dogs run towards the beaver on the frozen lake while Gary is training for his first race?

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

3. What happens to Gary's food at Finger Lake?

4. Why doesn't Gary feel pain when the snow hook pierces his boot?

5. What does Devil do when Gary says, "Hi"?

(see the answer key)

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