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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Race: McGrath; The Interior.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where are the dogs when Gary sleeps in the Prelude?
(a) Blown down the mountain.
(b) Around the fire.
(c) On top of Gary.
(d) Attached to the sled.

2. What is the maximum speed of a team in The Interior?
(a) Three miles per hour.
(b) Six miles per hour.
(c) Ten miles per hour.
(d) Five miles per hour.

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

4. How long is the run in Dalzell Gorge?
(a) Forty miles.
(b) Fifty miles.
(c) Thirty miles.
(d) Twenty miles.

5. What does Gary say he had when he started training for his first Iditarod?
(a) Insomnia.
(b) Money.
(c) Ignorance.
(d) Help.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does one of the mushers say when Gary and his team are on the frozen river in Happy Canyon?

2. How far does Gary and his team get before leaving the trail from Anchorage?

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

4. The mushers need to be in Anchorage how long before the start of the race?

5. What time does the banquet end?

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