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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is something Gary does NOT ask at the pre-race rookie meeting?
(a) "What's the Burn?"
(b) "Why is the Burn so dangerous?"
(c) "If you can't see then how do you watch for them?"
(d) "What are suckholes?"

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

3. What does Gary NOT think when the doctor gives him his diagnosis in "An End"?
(a) "But my son hasn't graduated from college yet."
(b) "But I haven't climbed Mt. Everest yet."
(c) "But I haven't learned how to release the bowstring."
(d) "But I've just become successful."

4. What does Gary think as he lies in Dalzell Gorge?
(a) "Is the race over?"
(b) "Why am I lying down?"
(c) "Where are my dogs?"
(d) "Where am I?"

5. What does Gary NOT hallucinate in The Burn?
(a) A nude woman.
(b) His cabin in Minnesota.
(c) A moose attack.
(d) A thin man with glasses.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Gary at the Rohn River checkpoint?

2. What does it mean when a musher comes from "Down Below"?

3. What happens when Gary steps off his sled while in the basin?

4. What type of terrain do the teams encounter between Shaktolik and Koyuk?

5. Why do the dogs run towards the beaver on the frozen lake while Gary is training for his first race?

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