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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 Gary thinking about when he first sees the lights of Nome?
(a) How he wants to keep going past Nome.
(b) His wife and son.
(c) The old man who had asked him to live on the coast.
(d) The possibility that he will lose his toes to frostbite.

2. How does the other musher's lead dog die on the trapping trail?
(a) He dies from a foot infection.
(b) He is attacked by a moose.
(c) He dies of old age.
(d) He dies of hypothermia.

3. In the opening story of the book, where does Gary end up after he is blown sideways?
(a) Under an avalanche of snow.
(b) At the bottom of a canyon.
(c) Against a rocky outcropping.
(d) On top of one of the dogs.

4. What does Gary do when he hears his diagnosis in the last chapter?
(a) He tells the doctor how it all started.
(b) He tells the doctor he must be wrong.
(c) He cries.
(d) He asks to see his family.

5. How does Gary spend most of his time in Dalzell Gorge?
(a) On his back.
(b) On his face.
(c) On his butt.
(d) On his sled.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Canadian dogs remind Ruth of what?

2. Where does Gary sleep after his skunk encounter?

3. While training for his first race, why doesn't Gary sleep well?

4. What does Gary see right after he unzips his sleeping bag and stands up at the end of the Prelude?

5. Why is Ruth crying when Gary and the team leave Knik?

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