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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What awakens Gary while he is training for his second Iditarod?
(a) One of the dogs.
(b) Sunlight.
(c) The extreme cold.
(d) A loud noise.

2. Why does Gary attend the pre-race banquet?
(a) He isn't tired.
(b) He wants to meet other mushers.
(c) It is mandatory.
(d) He has completed his last-minute preparations.

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

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

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

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

7. 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 landed between two of his toes.
(d) The point was dull.

8. When does Gary start thinking like a dog?
(a) When he is bitten by one of his dogs.
(b) When he harnesses himself to the team.
(c) When he spends the day on his hands and knees.
(d) When he sleeps with them in the kennel.

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

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

11. What is one mistake that Gary makes right before the race starts?
(a) He gets in the wrong line order.
(b) He changes his lead dog.
(c) He forgets to bring his hat.
(d) He forgets to tie up the dogs.

12. What does Gary say when Ruth asks if he had a rough night after looking for the dogs and bike?
(a) "Yes. I can't wait to get some sleep."
(b) "No. It was more or less normal."
(c) "Yes. But I'm sure I'll have worse."
(d) "Can't you tell by looking at me?"

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

14. In the Prelude Gary writes, "The difficulty came because of ____________."
(a) The snow.
(b) The "problem" dogs.
(c) A headache.
(d) The terrain.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gary write is the most important fact about skunks when running dogs?

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

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

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

5. How does Crackers seem when Gary works ointment into the dog's feet at the beginning of the book?

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