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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. What do the other mushers unofficially vote Gary to be?
(a) Most likely to get trapped in the Burn.
(b) Least likely to ask for help.
(c) Least likely to get out of Anchorage.
(d) Most likely to be the last to cross the finish line.

2. What does Devil do when Gary says, "Hi"?
(a) He growls at Gary.
(b) He wags his tail.
(c) He urinates.
(d) He bites Gary.

3. What does Gary do when he finds a snared doe while training for his first race?
(a) He curses then moves his team along.
(b) He watches the doe free herself.
(c) He watches the doe struggle and finally die.
(d) He cuts off the noose.

4. What is one mistake that Gary makes right before the race starts?
(a) He changes his lead dog.
(b) He forgets to tie up the dogs.
(c) He forgets to bring his hat.
(d) He gets in the wrong line order.

5. How does the other musher's lead dog die on the trapping trail?
(a) He is attacked by a moose.
(b) He dies of old age.
(c) He dies from a foot infection.
(d) He dies of hypothermia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the setting at the beginning of the book?

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

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

4. At the end of "Alaska", how does Gary feel about the start of the race?

5. When does the Iditarod race start?

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