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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. What does Gary see right after he unzips his sleeping bag and stands up at the end of the Prelude?
(a) His dogs.
(b) The sled.
(c) The Alaska Range.
(d) The food bag.

2. Where does Gary sleep after his skunk encounter?
(a) In the bed.
(b) In the kennel.
(c) In the tub.
(d) On the couch.

3. How long is the trail that the team runs in "First Snow"?
(a) About ten miles.
(b) About seventy miles.
(c) About one hundred miles.
(d) About twenty miles.

4. What happens when the team gets to the end of the driveway to run in the first snow of the season?
(a) Gary is thrown off the sled.
(b) A moose appears.
(c) Cookie turns onto the old trapline trail.
(d) Gary steers the team to the left.

5. What does Gary say when Ruth asks if he had a rough night after looking for the dogs and bike?
(a) "Can't you tell by looking at me?"
(b) "Yes. I can't wait to get some sleep."
(c) "No. It was more or less normal."
(d) "Yes. But I'm sure I'll have worse."

Short Answer Questions

1. How many dogs does Gary take to Alaska?

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

3. How long does it take Gary to get to Alaska?

4. How does Crackers seem when Gary works ointment into the dog's feet at the beginning of the book?

5. When does Gary start thinking like a dog?

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