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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 happens to the moose on the trapping trail?
(a) Gary attacks her with an ax.
(b) She runs ahead to attack another team.
(c) The other musher shoots her.
(d) She gets bored and leaves.

2. Why do the dogs run towards the beaver on the frozen lake while Gary is training for his first race?
(a) To scare it away.
(b) To kill it for food.
(c) To kill it because it is a threat.
(d) To see what it is.

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

4. What does the command "Haw" mean?
(a) Left.
(b) Go.
(c) Stop.
(d) Right.

5. What becomes Gary's mantra?
(a) It's not about winning, it's about how you play the game.
(b) Slow and steady wins the race.
(c) If one person can do it, another person can do it.
(d) Be true to yourself and to your dogs.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is one mistake that Gary makes right before the race starts?

3. The Canadian dogs remind Ruth of what?

4. During race training, how long does Marge stay with Gary and his team?

5. According to Gary, what is "the be-all and end-all of running dogs on the Iditarod"?

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