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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why isn't Gary worried when he doesn't see any other teams on the trail after he leaves Anchorage?
(a) It is dark.
(b) He trusts Cookie.
(c) He knows that the other teams are too far ahead of him.
(d) He knows he will see them later.

2. What happens during Gary's second night in the kennel?
(a) Devil destroys Gary's sleeping bag.
(b) Devil wags his tail at Gary.
(c) Devil sleeps on top of Gary.
(d) Gary decides he won't use a sleeping bag.

3. Why doesn't Gary feel pain when the snow hook pierces his boot?
(a) The snow hook was pulled right back out.
(b) The point didn't go in very deep.
(c) The point was dull.
(d) The point landed between two of his toes.

4. According to Gary, what is the most important tenet of running dogs?
(a) Home is where you are with the dogs and sled.
(b) Bring plenty of food for yourself and the dogs.
(c) Change the batteries in your headlamp.
(d) Follow your instincts.

5. According to Gary, what is the race primarily about?
(a) Caring for the dogs.
(b) Perseverance.
(c) Being knowledgeable.
(d) Instinct.

6. Where is the first official race checkpoint?
(a) Knik.
(b) Skwentna.
(c) Anchorage.
(d) Eagle River.

7. What does Gary do when he first gets home after he encounters the snared doe?
(a) He sits on top of Cookie's house.
(b) He makes a fire.
(c) He goes to the kitchen to get food.
(d) He quietly enters the house and gets into bed.

8. Why do the dogs run towards the beaver on the frozen lake while Gary is training for his first race?
(a) To scare it away.
(b) To see what it is.
(c) To kill it because it is a threat.
(d) To kill it for food.

9. What does it mean when a musher comes from "Down Below"?
(a) He or she comes from a place with below-zero temperatures.
(b) He or she is from the lower forty-eight states.
(c) When racing, he or she comes from behind to win the race.
(d) He or she is a native of Alaska.

10. The Canadian dogs remind Ruth of what?
(a) Tasmanian Devils.
(b) Gary's original trapping team.
(c) Bikers that Gary had once brought home.
(d) A major storm.

11. What does Gary say he had when he started training for his first Iditarod?
(a) Ignorance.
(b) Insomnia.
(c) Help.
(d) Money.

12. How many dogs does Gary take to Alaska?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Seven.
(d) Fifteen.

13. What does Gary notice in the picture of a dog team training for the Iditarod?
(a) The team is pulling a whole car.
(b) The musher is wearing mukluks.
(c) The musher has cuts and bruises on his face.
(d) The team only has seven dogs.

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

15. Where does the trapping trail outside of Anchorage end?
(a) At a vertical rock face.
(b) At a river.
(c) At the edge of a canyon.
(d) At a cabin.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is something Gary does NOT ask at the pre-race rookie meeting?

3. Where does Gary get the old bike he uses for dog running?

4. What awakens Gary while he is training for his second Iditarod?

5. What is the setting at the beginning of the book?

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