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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Abstracts.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does it take Gary to get to Alaska?
(a) Eight days.
(b) A month.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Seventeen days.

2. What does Gary say to the other musher in Dalzell Gorge?
(a) "I'm thinking about quitting."
(b) "Where am I?"
(c) "Tough race, isn't it?"
(d) "I've got them."

3. How cold do the natives say it gets in The Yukon?
(a) Cold enough that your eyes freeze shut.
(b) Cold enough to spit and have it bounce.
(c) Cold enough to freeze your nose hairs.
(d) Cold enough that you can't piss.

4. How many miles is The Burn?
(a) Thirty-seven.
(b) Fifty-three.
(c) One hundred seventeen.
(d) Ninety-two.

5. At the end of the book, who does the doctor see right before he sees Gary?
(a) Gary's wife.
(b) A child.
(c) Gary's son.
(d) A gunshot victim.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The Canadian dogs remind Ruth of what?

3. Where does the trapping trail outside of Anchorage end?

4. How many Iditarod teams receive prize money?

5. What does Ruth say to Gary right before he starts his dog run with the bike?

(see the answer key)

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