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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How long does it take Gary to get to Alaska?
(a) A month.
(b) Eight days.
(c) Seventeen days.
(d) Two weeks.
2. The mushers need to be in Anchorage how long before the start of the race?
(a) Two hours.
(b) A week.
(c) The night.
(d) Two days.
3. 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.
4. About how many miles does Gary add by taking the wrong trail out of Anchorage?
(a) Four hundred.
(b) Twenty.
(c) One hundred twenty.
(d) Fifty.
5. About how many dogs are in downtown Anchorage for the start of the race?
(a) Six hundred.
(b) Fourteen hundred.
(c) Four hundred.
(d) Two thousand.
6. How long does Gary spend in the back of the truck with the dogs when he brings them home from Canada?
(a) Three hours.
(b) Less than 30 minutes.
(c) All night.
(d) All day.
7. During race training, how long does Marge stay with Gary and his team?
(a) One night and the next morning.
(b) Three days.
(c) One week.
(d) One night.
8. What does Gary do when he first gets home after he encounters the snared doe?
(a) He goes to the kitchen to get food.
(b) He quietly enters the house and gets into bed.
(c) He sits on top of Cookie's house.
(d) He makes a fire.
9. At the end of "Alaska", how does Gary feel about the start of the race?
(a) He is worried that he doesn't have enough supplies.
(b) He is worried that he doesn't have enough dogs.
(c) He feels that he and the dogs are ready.
(d) He doesn't think he will make it out of Anchorage.
10. What does Gary notice in the picture of a dog team training for the Iditarod?
(a) The team only has seven dogs.
(b) The musher is wearing mukluks.
(c) The team is pulling a whole car.
(d) The musher has cuts and bruises on his face.
11. How far does Gary and his team get before leaving the trail from Anchorage?
(a) Less than fifty yards.
(b) Ten miles.
(c) Two blocks.
(d) A mile.
12. What happens to Gary's food at Finger Lake?
(a) It is stolen.
(b) It is rotten and must be thrown away.
(c) He gives it to his dogs.
(d) It mixes with the dogs' food.
13. Why does Gary carry a gun?
(a) To protect himself against other mushers.
(b) To hunt.
(c) To protect himself from his dogs.
(d) To shoot feral dogs.
14. How often does Gary harness his "problem" dogs?
(a) Every four days.
(b) Every two days.
(c) Once a week.
(d) Once a day.
15. After Devil falls in "First Snow", why isn't he run over by the sled?
(a) The sled swerved away from Devil.
(b) Devil rolled out of the way.
(c) Murphy pulled Devil up by his harness.
(d) The sled stopped just in time.
Short Answer Questions
1. About how many dog booties would be needed for one team for the entire race?
2. What happens during Gary's second night in the kennel?
3. According to Gary, what is the most important tenet of running dogs?
4. About how long does Gary and his team stop at the Finger Lake checkpoint?
5. Where are the dogs when Gary sleeps in the Prelude?
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