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

2. Where is the true start of the race?
(a) Nome.
(b) Anchorage.
(c) Knik.
(d) Finger Lake.

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

4. What does Ruth say to Gary right before he starts his dog run with the bike?
(a) "Let me help you harness those rascals."
(b) "I hope to see you for dinner tonight, in one piece."
(c) "Don't you think you might have rather more dogs than you need?"
(d) "Be careful this time. You know what happened during your last run."

5. About how many dog booties would be needed for one team for the entire race?
(a) Two thousand.
(b) Four pairs a day for each dog.
(c) Six hundred.
(d) Eleven hundred.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the old man in Unalakleet say to Gary?

3. What is the setting at the beginning of the book?

4. What is Gary doing when he almost runs into another sled and team outside Shageluk?

5. What happens to Gary's food at Finger Lake?

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