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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. Where is Don's Cabin?
(a) Between Ray's Lodge and Ophir.
(b) Between Ophir and Iditarod.
(c) Between Iditarod and Shageluk.
(d) Between Iditarod and Rainy Pass.

2. While training for his first race, why doesn't Gary sleep well?
(a) A moose comes too close.
(b) The scenery is too beautiful.
(c) He is hungry.
(d) The dogs are whining.

3. What does Gary know about Happy Canyon when he leaves the Finger Lake checkpoint?
(a) It is between Finger Lake and Rainy Pass.
(b) It is a near-vertical drop.
(c) It is soon after Finger Lake.
(d) It goes down a cliff.

4. How many full teams are in the basin?
(a) Eleven.
(b) Eight.
(c) Thirteen.
(d) Nine.

5. After Devil falls in "First Snow", why isn't he run over by the sled?
(a) Devil rolled out of the way.
(b) The sled stopped just in time.
(c) Murphy pulled Devil up by his harness.
(d) The sled swerved away from Devil.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Ruth say about running the dogs after the first snow?

3. Why won't the cafe cook take Gary's money?

4. How many miles is The Burn?

5. About how many miles does Gary add by taking the wrong trail out of Anchorage?

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