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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. Along the Yukon River, what does Gary estimate the temperature to be in degrees Fahrenheit?
(a) Sixty below.
(b) Forty below.
(c) Thirty below.
(d) Eighty below.

2. What does Devil do to another dog in Dalzell Gorge?
(a) Bite his ear off.
(b) Bite his toe off.
(c) Scratch his eye out.
(d) Claw a hole in his side.

3. What is the "presence" that Gary feels in the Prelude?
(a) One of his dogs.
(b) Another musher.
(c) A mountain of snow.
(d) His sled.

4. How does Gary describe the terrain of The Interior?
(a) Mountainous.
(b) Alien barrenness.
(c) A winter wonderland.
(d) Heavily forested.

5. What does another musher say when Gary leaves the Finger Lake checkpoint?
(a) "My dogs need more rest."
(b) "I'm waiting until dark."
(c) "Can we run our teams together?"
(d) "Good luck!"

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does it seem like Rainy Pass should be difficult to run?

2. What is the maximum speed of a team in The Interior?

3. What is the major challenge in The Burn?

4. What did Gary ship to each checkpoint for the dogs?

5. What is Gary's number for the race?

(see the answer key)

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