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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What becomes Gary's mantra?
(a) If one person can do it, another person can do it.
(b) It's not about winning, it's about how you play the game.
(c) Slow and steady wins the race.
(d) Be true to yourself and to your dogs.

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

3. What does Ruth say about running the dogs after the first snow?
(a) "Take only seven dogs."
(b) "Bring plenty of supplies."
(c) "Take the light sled."
(d) "Wait until tomorrow."

4. How long is the trail that the team runs in "First Snow"?
(a) About ten miles.
(b) About one hundred miles.
(c) About seventy miles.
(d) About twenty miles.

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

6. When does Gary start thinking like a dog?
(a) When he spends the day on his hands and knees.
(b) When he is bitten by one of his dogs.
(c) When he harnesses himself to the team.
(d) When he sleeps with them in the kennel.

7. What does the checker at Finger lake offer to Gary's team?
(a) Fresh meat.
(b) Straw beds.
(c) Ointment.
(d) Booties.

8. About how many dogs are in downtown Anchorage for the start of the race?
(a) Fourteen hundred.
(b) Four hundred.
(c) Six hundred.
(d) Two thousand.

9. What does Ruth say to Gary after his skunk encounter in "Major Wrecks"?
(a) "You need a shower."
(b) "Why don't you change your clothes?"
(c) "What's that smell?"
(d) "What happened to you?"

10. What does Gary see Marge hunt?
(a) Deer.
(b) Rabbit.
(c) Fish.
(d) Grouse.

11. What does Gary do when he finds a snared doe while training for his first race?
(a) He watches the doe free herself.
(b) He curses then moves his team along.
(c) He cuts off the noose.
(d) He watches the doe struggle and finally die.

12. Where are the dogs when Gary sleeps in the Prelude?
(a) On top of Gary.
(b) Around the fire.
(c) Attached to the sled.
(d) Blown down the mountain.

13. Which experience does Gary NOT share with the dogs in "Becoming Dog"?
(a) He eats the dogs' food.
(b) He sings a night song with the dogs.
(c) He cooks in the kennel.
(d) He urinates in the kennel.

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

15. In the Prelude, what does Gary notice that finally triggers his "survival code?"
(a) The tracks behind the sled were filling up quickly.
(b) The temperature was dropping.
(c) Visibility was getting worse.
(d) The dogs were slowing down.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the "presence" that Gary feels in the Prelude?

2. Gary discovers that this spice helps dogs eat when they're not hungry.

3. About how many dog booties would be needed for one team for the entire race?

4. When does the Prelude take place?

5. About how long does Gary and his team stop at the Finger Lake checkpoint?

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