Winterdance Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 144 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Winterdance Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 144 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the true start of the race?
(a) Knik.
(b) Nome.
(c) Finger Lake.
(d) Anchorage.

2. What does Gary write is the most important fact about skunks when running dogs?
(a) They scare dogs.
(b) They may carry rabies.
(c) They stink.
(d) They are nocturnal.

3. Which of these is NOT a mistake Gary makes when he starts training?
(a) He doesn't feed the dogs meat.
(b) He loads his rig with gear.
(c) He uses too many dogs.
(d) He doesn't use enough dogs.

4. What does Ruth think will be Gary's biggest problem in the race?
(a) Having enough supplies.
(b) Getting the dogs to stop at Nome.
(c) Finishing it.
(d) Getting enough rest.

5. When does the Prelude take place?
(a) During Gary's second Iditarod race.
(b) Before Gary's first Iditarod race.
(c) Before Gary's second Iditarod race.
(d) During Gary's first Iditarod race.

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

7. 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 he will see them later.
(d) He knows that the other teams are too far ahead of him.

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

9. What does the command "Haw" mean?
(a) Right.
(b) Stop.
(c) Go.
(d) Left.

10. What happens to the moose on the trapping trail?
(a) Gary attacks her with an ax.
(b) She gets bored and leaves.
(c) She runs ahead to attack another team.
(d) The other musher shoots her.

11. Where does Gary get the old bike he uses for dog running?
(a) From a neighbor.
(b) He found it in the barn.
(c) It was his childhood bike.
(d) At an auction.

12. 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.

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

14. How do the dogs react when Marge enters the camp?
(a) They chase her away.
(b) They fight with her.
(c) They wag their tails and nuzzle her.
(d) They bark at her.

15. What does Gary see right after he unzips his sleeping bag and stands up at the end of the Prelude?
(a) The Alaska Range.
(b) The sled.
(c) His dogs.
(d) The food bag.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Prelude Gary writes, "The difficulty came because of ____________."

2. About how many dogs are in downtown Anchorage for the start of the race?

3. About how many miles does Gary add by taking the wrong trail out of Anchorage?

4. About how many teams entered the race?

5. According to Gary, what is "the be-all and end-all of running dogs on the Iditarod"?

(see the answer keys)

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