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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 does the checker at Finger lake offer to Gary's team?
(a) Ointment.
(b) Fresh meat.
(c) Booties.
(d) Straw beds.

2. What is one way that Cookie does NOT alert Gary to danger in Norton Sound?
(a) She slows her pace.
(b) She raises her tail straight up.
(c) She gets up on her tiptoes.
(d) She comes to a dead stop.

3. Where does Gary finally get his first real sleep?
(a) Next to the fire.
(b) In a cabin.
(c) In a lodge.
(d) On his sled.

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

5. What is the native man doing in Koyuk?
(a) Reading a book.
(b) Ranting about the mushers.
(c) Handing out moose chili.
(d) Offering shelter.

Short Answer Questions

1. About how many miles does Gary add by taking the wrong trail out of Anchorage?

2. Nikolai is about what temperature in degrees Fahrenheit?

3. While training for his first race, why doesn't Gary sleep well?

4. Who is the Doughnut man?

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

(see the answer key)

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