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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Dogs: Alaska.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How often should a dog's feet be examined while running the Iditarod?
(a) At the end of every day.
(b) In the morning and in the evening.
(c) Three times a day.
(d) Every half hour.

2. At the start of "Beginnings", how long has Gary been running dogs?
(a) Almost two months.
(b) Almost a year.
(c) He has just started to run dogs.
(d) Almost two years.

3. Where are the dogs when Gary sleeps in the Prelude?
(a) Blown down the mountain.
(b) Attached to the sled.
(c) On top of Gary.
(d) Around the fire.

4. The Canadian dogs remind Ruth of what?
(a) A major storm.
(b) Tasmanian Devils.
(c) Bikers that Gary had once brought home.
(d) Gary's original trapping team.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does it take Gary to get to Alaska?

2. How long is the trail that the team runs in "First Snow"?

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

4. What happens during Gary's second night in the kennel?

5. What does it mean when a musher comes from "Down Below"?

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