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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 Gary NOT do when he reaches the Finger Lake checkpoint?
(a) Check the dogs' toes.
(b) Rub the dogs' shoulders.
(c) Mend harnesses.
(d) Sleep.

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

3. Where is Rainy Pass Lodge?
(a) In a mountain valley.
(b) In a depression.
(c) At the summit of Rainy Pass.
(d) On a mountain peak.

4. What are the buffalo doing in The Burn?
(a) Fighting.
(b) Playing.
(c) Hunting.
(d) Trying to cross the river.

5. When does the Iditarod race start?
(a) Late January.
(b) Early April.
(c) Early March.
(d) Early January.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does the trapping trail outside of Anchorage end?

3. In "First Snow", how much snow is on the ground?

4. When does Gary start thinking like a dog?

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

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