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

2. 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.

3. Why do the dogs run towards the beaver on the frozen lake while Gary is training for his first race?
(a) To see what it is.
(b) To kill it for food.
(c) To kill it because it is a threat.
(d) To scare it away.

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many dogs does Gary take to Alaska?

2. What happens to Gary at the Rohn River checkpoint?

3. According to Gary, what is "the be-all and end-all of running dogs on the Iditarod"?

4. About how many dog booties would be needed for one team for the entire race?

5. Where is the other musher in The Burn?

(see the answer key)

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