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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Beginnings: Dogs from Hell; Major Wrecks.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Gary carry a gun?
(a) To protect himself against other mushers.
(b) To shoot feral dogs.
(c) To hunt.
(d) To protect himself from his dogs.

2. In the Prelude Gary writes, "The difficulty came because of ____________."
(a) The terrain.
(b) The snow.
(c) The "problem" dogs.
(d) A headache.

3. What awakens Gary while he is training for his second Iditarod?
(a) The extreme cold.
(b) A loud noise.
(c) One of the dogs.
(d) Sunlight.

4. In the opening story of the book, where does Gary end up after he is blown sideways?
(a) Under an avalanche of snow.
(b) On top of one of the dogs.
(c) Against a rocky outcropping.
(d) At the bottom of a canyon.

5. What is the "presence" that Gary feels in the Prelude?
(a) Another musher.
(b) One of his dogs.
(c) A mountain of snow.
(d) His sled.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gary see Marge hunt?

2. In "Dogs from Hell," which of these things does NOT happen to Gary when he was looking for the dogs?

3. What does Ruth say to Gary right before he starts his dog run with the bike?

4. Why do the dogs run towards the beaver on the frozen lake while Gary is training for his first race?

5. Where are the dogs when Gary sleeps in the Prelude?

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