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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Dogs: Becoming Dog; First Snow.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Gary start thinking like a dog?
(a) When he harnesses himself to the team.
(b) When he is bitten by one of his dogs.
(c) When he spends the day on his hands and knees.
(d) When he sleeps with them in the kennel.

2. In the Prelude, what does Gary notice that finally triggers his "survival code?"
(a) The dogs were slowing down.
(b) Visibility was getting worse.
(c) The tracks behind the sled were filling up quickly.
(d) The temperature was dropping.

3. During race training, how long does Marge stay with Gary and his team?
(a) Three days.
(b) One week.
(c) One night.
(d) One night and the next morning.

4. The Canadian dogs remind Ruth of what?
(a) Gary's original trapping team.
(b) Tasmanian Devils.
(c) A major storm.
(d) Bikers that Gary had once brought home.

5. How does Crackers seem when Gary works ointment into the dog's feet at the beginning of the book?
(a) Grateful.
(b) Hungry.
(c) Cold.
(d) Restless.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gary write is the most important fact about skunks when running dogs?

2. What happens when the team gets to the end of the driveway to run in the first snow of the season?

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

4. What does Gary do when he first gets home after he encounters the snared doe?

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

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