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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. Why does Gary carry a gun?
(a) To shoot feral dogs.
(b) To protect himself from his dogs.
(c) To hunt.
(d) To protect himself against other mushers.

2. What becomes strikingly clear when Gary gets to Alaska?
(a) He doesn't have enough dogs for the race.
(b) He won't have enough money to enter the race.
(c) He is too tired to run in the race.
(d) He knows nothing about running dogs long distances.

3. While training for his first race, why doesn't Gary sleep well?
(a) He is hungry.
(b) The dogs are whining.
(c) The scenery is too beautiful.
(d) A moose comes too close.

4. Why doesn't Gary shoot the beaver in "Beginnings" after he aims his gun?
(a) He decided the beaver wasn't a threat.
(b) He decided it was wrong.
(c) His dogs startled him.
(d) He fell on the ice.

5. What happens to the moose on the trapping trail?
(a) She runs ahead to attack another team.
(b) The other musher shoots her.
(c) She gets bored and leaves.
(d) Gary attacks her with an ax.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Devil do to another dog in Dalzell Gorge?

2. Where is the other musher in The Burn?

3. About how many miles does Gary add by taking the wrong trail out of Anchorage?

4. What does Gary NOT do when he reaches the Finger Lake checkpoint?

5. What does Gary do when he finds a snared doe while training for his first race?

(see the answer key)

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