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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Race: Norton Sound; Nome.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Ruth think will be Gary's biggest problem in the race?
(a) Finishing it.
(b) Having enough supplies.
(c) Getting the dogs to stop at Nome.
(d) Getting enough rest.

3. What does the old man in Unalakleet offer Gary?
(a) A place for him and his family after the race.
(b) A bowl of moose chili.
(c) His bed for the night.
(d) A warm fire.

4. What does Gary say he had when he started training for his first Iditarod?
(a) Help.
(b) Insomnia.
(c) Ignorance.
(d) Money.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When does the Iditarod race start?

2. Where is the other musher in The Burn?

3. What is something Gary does NOT ask at the pre-race rookie meeting?

4. How long does Gary spend in the back of the truck with the dogs when he brings them home from Canada?

5. How long is the run in Dalzell Gorge?

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