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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. How do the dogs react when Marge enters the camp?
(a) They chase her away.
(b) They wag their tails and nuzzle her.
(c) They bark at her.
(d) They fight with her.

2. After Devil falls in "First Snow", why isn't he run over by the sled?
(a) The sled swerved away from Devil.
(b) Devil rolled out of the way.
(c) Murphy pulled Devil up by his harness.
(d) The sled stopped just in time.

3. What is the setting at the beginning of the book?
(a) In the Colorado mountains.
(b) In the northern woods of Minnesota.
(c) Near the Alaska Range.
(d) On the Iditarod trail.

4. What did Gary ship to each checkpoint for the dogs?
(a) Turkey gizzards.
(b) Beds.
(c) Extra booties.
(d) Sweaters.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Devil do when Gary says, "Hi"?

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

3. What does the command "Haw" mean?

4. Where does Gary get the old bike he uses for dog running?

5. What does it mean when a musher comes from "Down Below"?

(see the answer key)

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