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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Race: Skwentna; Finger Lake.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Ruth crying when Gary and the team leave Knik?
(a) She wants to run in the race, too.
(b) She heard that the trail was very dangerous.
(c) She wants to go home.
(d) She is very tired.

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

3. What does Gary NOT do when he reaches the Finger Lake checkpoint?
(a) Check the dogs' toes.
(b) Rub the dogs' shoulders.
(c) Mend harnesses.
(d) Sleep.

4. How many other teams follow Gary onto the trapping trail?
(a) Thirteen.
(b) Six.
(c) One.
(d) Twenty-seven.

5. Why doesn't Gary shoot the beaver in "Beginnings" after he aims his gun?
(a) He decided it was wrong.
(b) His dogs startled him.
(c) He decided the beaver wasn't a threat.
(d) He fell on the ice.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of these is NOT a mistake Gary makes when he starts training?

2. How often does Gary harness his "problem" dogs?

3. Why does Gary attend the pre-race banquet?

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

5. What happens to the moose on the trapping trail?

(see the answer key)

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