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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. 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. Gary writes that dogs will die before they lose what?
(a) Their musher.
(b) Love.
(c) The sled.
(d) Happiness.

3. What are the buffalo doing in The Burn?
(a) Fighting.
(b) Trying to cross the river.
(c) Playing.
(d) Hunting.

4. According to Gary, what is the most important tenet of running dogs?
(a) Bring plenty of food for yourself and the dogs.
(b) Change the batteries in your headlamp.
(c) Home is where you are with the dogs and sled.
(d) Follow your instincts.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What time does the banquet end?

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

3. What do the caribou do when Gary and his team run close to them outside Shageluk?

4. Gary discovers that this spice helps dogs eat when they're not hungry.

5. What is the maximum speed of a team in The Interior?

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