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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 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 knows nothing about running dogs long distances.
(d) He is too tired to run in the race.

2. What happens when the team gets to the end of the driveway to run in the first snow of the season?
(a) Gary is thrown off the sled.
(b) Gary steers the team to the left.
(c) A moose appears.
(d) Cookie turns onto the old trapline trail.

3. How do the dogs react when Marge enters the camp?
(a) They bark at her.
(b) They fight with her.
(c) They wag their tails and nuzzle her.
(d) They chase her away.

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

5. What does Gary NOT hallucinate in The Burn?
(a) A nude woman.
(b) A thin man with glasses.
(c) A moose attack.
(d) His cabin in Minnesota.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. At the end of "Alaska", how does Gary feel about the start of the race?

4. What does Ruth think will be Gary's biggest problem in the race?

5. What becomes Gary's mantra?

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