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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. According to Gary, what is "that which is cold"?
(a) The Yukon River.
(b) Alaska.
(c) The Iditarod.
(d) The Alaska Range.

2. What does Gary know about Happy Canyon when he leaves the Finger Lake checkpoint?
(a) It goes down a cliff.
(b) It is soon after Finger Lake.
(c) It is between Finger Lake and Rainy Pass.
(d) It is a near-vertical drop.

3. When do Gary and the dogs arrive in Alaska?
(a) Late November.
(b) Early February.
(c) Late January.
(d) Late December.

4. What does one of the mushers say when Gary and his team are on the frozen river in Happy Canyon?
(a) "I'm going to do it that way next year."
(b) "You're going to get yourself killed."
(c) "Your head is bleeding."
(d) "I didn't think you were going to make it."

5. What is the Doughnut man's punishment?
(a) He is attacked by his other dogs.
(b) Gary shoots him in the leg.
(c) He is disqualified and barred from the Iditarod for life.
(d) He has to pay a huge fine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gary say to the other musher in Dalzell Gorge?

2. Where does Gary get the old bike he uses for dog running?

3. What is Gary doing when he almost runs into another sled and team outside Shageluk?

4. Which of these mountains must be crossed between Koyuk and Nome?

5. Where is the first official race checkpoint?

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