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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Gary, what is "the be-all and end-all of running dogs on the Iditarod"?
(a) Experience.
(b) A healthy musher.
(c) Healthy dogs.
(d) A tight tug.

2. What time does the banquet end?
(a) An hour before the start of the race.
(b) Six in the morning.
(c) Three in the morning.
(d) Midnight.

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

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

5. How does the other musher's lead dog die on the trapping trail?
(a) He dies of hypothermia.
(b) He dies of old age.
(c) He is attacked by a moose.
(d) He dies from a foot infection.

6. What does Gary notice in the picture of a dog team training for the Iditarod?
(a) The team only has seven dogs.
(b) The team is pulling a whole car.
(c) The musher has cuts and bruises on his face.
(d) The musher is wearing mukluks.

7. What is Gary's number for the race?
(a) Thirty-two.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Fifty-three.
(d) Twenty-two.

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

9. Where does Gary sleep after his skunk encounter?
(a) In the tub.
(b) On the couch.
(c) In the kennel.
(d) In the bed.

10. According to Gary, what is the race primarily about?
(a) Caring for the dogs.
(b) Instinct.
(c) Perseverance.
(d) Being knowledgeable.

11. Gary discovers that this spice helps dogs eat when they're not hungry.
(a) Salt.
(b) Garlic.
(c) Onion.
(d) Pepper.

12. When do Gary and the dogs arrive in Alaska?
(a) Late January.
(b) Late December.
(c) Early February.
(d) Late November.

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

14. About how many dog booties would be needed for one team for the entire race?
(a) Four pairs a day for each dog.
(b) Eleven hundred.
(c) Six hundred.
(d) Two thousand.

15. About how long does Gary and his team stop at the Finger Lake checkpoint?
(a) A day.
(b) One hour.
(c) Four hours.
(d) All night.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when the team gets to the end of the driveway to run in the first snow of the season?

2. What does Gary do when he first gets home after he encounters the snared doe?

3. What does Devil do when Gary says, "Hi"?

4. How many dogs does Gary take to Alaska?

5. The mushers need to be in Anchorage how long before the start of the race?

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