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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ruth say about running the dogs after the first snow?
(a) "Take the light sled."
(b) "Wait until tomorrow."
(c) "Take only seven dogs."
(d) "Bring plenty of supplies."

2. What does Gary notice in the picture of a dog team training for the Iditarod?
(a) The team is pulling a whole car.
(b) The team only has seven dogs.
(c) The musher has cuts and bruises on his face.
(d) The musher is wearing mukluks.

3. What does Gary see Marge hunt?
(a) Grouse.
(b) Rabbit.
(c) Fish.
(d) Deer.

4. How long does it take Gary to get to Alaska?
(a) Eight days.
(b) A month.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Seventeen days.

5. After Devil falls in "First Snow", why isn't he run over by the sled?
(a) Devil rolled out of the way.
(b) Murphy pulled Devil up by his harness.
(c) The sled swerved away from Devil.
(d) The sled stopped just in time.

Short Answer Questions

1. How often should a dog's feet be examined while running the Iditarod?

2. How often does Gary harness his "problem" dogs?

3. When does the Prelude take place?

4. How does Crackers seem when Gary works ointment into the dog's feet at the beginning of the book?

5. When do Gary and the dogs arrive in Alaska?

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