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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does one of the mushers say when Gary and his team are on the frozen river in Happy Canyon?
(a) "I didn't think you were going to make it."
(b) "You're going to get yourself killed."
(c) "Your head is bleeding."
(d) "I'm going to do it that way next year."

3. When does the Iditarod race start?
(a) Early April.
(b) Early March.
(c) Late January.
(d) Early January.

4. During race training, how long does Marge stay with Gary and his team?
(a) Three days.
(b) One night and the next morning.
(c) One night.
(d) One week.

5. Which experience does Gary NOT share with the dogs in "Becoming Dog"?
(a) He cooks in the kennel.
(b) He urinates in the kennel.
(c) He sings a night song with the dogs.
(d) He eats the dogs' food.

Short Answer Questions

1. About how many teams entered the race?

2. How does Gary spend most of his time in Dalzell Gorge?

3. Out of seventy teams, where is Gary and his team running when they reach Nikolai?

4. Outside Shageluk, where is the musher who belongs to the abandoned sled?

5. How many dogs does Gary take to Alaska?

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