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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Dogs from Hell," which of these things does NOT happen to Gary when he was looking for the dogs?
(a) He wades in a swamp.
(b) He is bitten by mosquitoes.
(c) He gets caught in the rain.
(d) He is covered with wood ticks.

2. During race training, how long does Marge stay with Gary and his team?
(a) One night and the next morning.
(b) One week.
(c) One night.
(d) Three days.

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

4. About how many miles does Gary add by taking the wrong trail out of Anchorage?
(a) Fifty.
(b) Four hundred.
(c) One hundred twenty.
(d) Twenty.

5. 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 has cuts and bruises on his face.
(c) The team is pulling a whole car.
(d) The musher is wearing mukluks.

6. When does the Iditarod race start?
(a) Early January.
(b) Late January.
(c) Early March.
(d) Early April.

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

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

9. What is the setting at the beginning of the book?
(a) In the Colorado mountains.
(b) In the northern woods of Minnesota.
(c) On the Iditarod trail.
(d) Near the Alaska Range.

10. Why is Ruth crying when Gary and the team leave Knik?
(a) She heard that the trail was very dangerous.
(b) She wants to go home.
(c) She wants to run in the race, too.
(d) She is very tired.

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

12. How many other teams follow Gary onto the trapping trail?
(a) One.
(b) Thirteen.
(c) Twenty-seven.
(d) Six.

13. How long does Gary spend in the back of the truck with the dogs when he brings them home from Canada?
(a) All night.
(b) All day.
(c) Three hours.
(d) Less than 30 minutes.

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

15. What does Gary NOT do when he reaches the Finger Lake checkpoint?
(a) Sleep.
(b) Rub the dogs' shoulders.
(c) Mend harnesses.
(d) Check the dogs' toes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the command "Haw" mean?

2. When does Gary start thinking like a dog?

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

4. At the start of "Beginnings", how long has Gary been running dogs?

5. Why does Gary carry a gun?

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