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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Gary carry a gun?
(a) To hunt.
(b) To protect himself against other mushers.
(c) To shoot feral dogs.
(d) To protect himself from his dogs.

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

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

4. How does Crackers seem when Gary works ointment into the dog's feet at the beginning of the book?
(a) Cold.
(b) Restless.
(c) Hungry.
(d) Grateful.

5. At the end of "Alaska", how does Gary feel about the start of the race?
(a) He doesn't think he will make it out of Anchorage.
(b) He is worried that he doesn't have enough dogs.
(c) He feels that he and the dogs are ready.
(d) He is worried that he doesn't have enough supplies.

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

7. The mushers need to be in Anchorage how long before the start of the race?
(a) A week.
(b) Two days.
(c) Two hours.
(d) The night.

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

9. In "First Snow", how much snow is on the ground?
(a) None--it melted right away.
(b) A dusting.
(c) A foot.
(d) Four or five inches.

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

11. What is something Gary does NOT ask at the pre-race rookie meeting?
(a) "Why is the Burn so dangerous?"
(b) "If you can't see then how do you watch for them?"
(c) "What's the Burn?"
(d) "What are suckholes?"

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

13. How far does Gary and his team get before leaving the trail from Anchorage?
(a) A mile.
(b) Less than fifty yards.
(c) Two blocks.
(d) Ten miles.

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

15. What do the other mushers unofficially vote Gary to be?
(a) Least likely to get out of Anchorage.
(b) Most likely to be the last to cross the finish line.
(c) Least likely to ask for help.
(d) Most likely to get trapped in the Burn.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Gary, what is the most important tenet of running dogs?

2. What does Gary see Marge hunt?

3. What does the command "Haw" mean?

4. How often does Gary harness his "problem" dogs?

5. What does Ruth say to Gary after his skunk encounter in "Major Wrecks"?

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