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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Race: Pre-Race; Eagle River.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How often should a dog's feet be examined while running the Iditarod?
(a) Three times a day.
(b) Every half hour.
(c) In the morning and in the evening.
(d) At the end of every day.

2. Which of these is NOT a mistake Gary makes when he starts training?
(a) He loads his rig with gear.
(b) He doesn't use enough dogs.
(c) He uses too many dogs.
(d) He doesn't feed the dogs meat.

3. What is Gary's number for the race?
(a) Twenty-two.
(b) Fifty-three.
(c) Thirty-two.
(d) Fifteen.

4. In "Dogs from Hell," which of these things does NOT happen to Gary when he was looking for the dogs?
(a) He gets caught in the rain.
(b) He is covered with wood ticks.
(c) He is bitten by mosquitoes.
(d) He wades in a swamp.

5. At the start of "Beginnings", how long has Gary been running dogs?
(a) He has just started to run dogs.
(b) Almost two years.
(c) Almost a year.
(d) Almost two months.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the "presence" that Gary feels in the Prelude?

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

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

4. What did Gary ship to each checkpoint for the dogs?

5. When does the Prelude take place?

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