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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 the distance between Shaktolik and Koyuk?
(a) Fifty-five miles.
(b) Seventy-five miles.
(c) Eighty-five miles.
(d) One hundred five miles.

2. What does Gary NOT do when he reaches the Finger Lake checkpoint?
(a) Sleep.
(b) Rub the dogs' shoulders.
(c) Check the dogs' toes.
(d) Mend harnesses.

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

4. About how long does Gary and his team stop at the Finger Lake checkpoint?
(a) One hour.
(b) A day.
(c) Four hours.
(d) All night.

5. Why doesn't Gary shoot the beaver in "Beginnings" after he aims his gun?
(a) He decided the beaver wasn't a threat.
(b) He decided it was wrong.
(c) His dogs startled him.
(d) He fell on the ice.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At Don's Cabin, why is the Doughnut man so angry?

3. What does Gary say he had when he started training for his first Iditarod?

4. What does one of the mushers say when Gary and his team are on the frozen river in Happy Canyon?

5. What is the Doughnut man's punishment?

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