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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gary NOT think when the doctor gives him his diagnosis in "An End"?
(a) "But I haven't learned how to release the bowstring."
(b) "But I've just become successful."
(c) "But I haven't climbed Mt. Everest yet."
(d) "But my son hasn't graduated from college yet."

2. To what does Gary compare the intensity of his hunger in Nikolai?
(a) Having bruised ribs.
(b) Being in love.
(c) Being freezing cold.
(d) Not sleeping for a week.

3. What is the distance between Shaktolik and Koyuk?
(a) Eighty-five miles.
(b) Seventy-five miles.
(c) Fifty-five miles.
(d) One hundred five miles.

4. What is the Doughnut man's punishment?
(a) He has to pay a huge fine.
(b) He is attacked by his other dogs.
(c) Gary shoots him in the leg.
(d) He is disqualified and barred from the Iditarod for life.

5. How many meals does Gary eat at the cafe in Nikolai?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) Five.
(d) Four.

6. How does Gary get through the bitterly cold nights in The Yukon?
(a) He makes a fire.
(b) He runs in spurts.
(c) He snuggles into his sleeping bag.
(d) He drinks hot tea.

7. Where is Rainy Pass Lodge?
(a) At the summit of Rainy Pass.
(b) In a depression.
(c) In a mountain valley.
(d) On a mountain peak.

8. Why won't the cafe cook take Gary's money?
(a) Because Gary is running the Iditarod.
(b) Because he can't make change for Gary's money.
(c) Because he couldn't cook what Gary wanted.
(d) Because Gary forgets to bring his money.

9. What is one way that Cookie does NOT alert Gary to danger in Norton Sound?
(a) She raises her tail straight up.
(b) She gets up on her tiptoes.
(c) She comes to a dead stop.
(d) She slows her pace.

10. How many other mushers are in the house in Shaktolik?
(a) Six.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

11. What does the old man in Unalakleet say to Gary?
(a) "You need to eat more."
(b) "You need to see a doctor."
(c) "You should turn back."
(d) "You have become one of them."

12. How does Gary describe the terrain of The Interior?
(a) Mountainous.
(b) A winter wonderland.
(c) Heavily forested.
(d) Alien barrenness.

13. What does another musher say when Gary leaves the Finger Lake checkpoint?
(a) "My dogs need more rest."
(b) "Good luck!"
(c) "Can we run our teams together?"
(d) "I'm waiting until dark."

14. For whom is the ham radio operator looking?
(a) One of the checkers.
(b) The person in charge of the race.
(c) A fellow musher.
(d) A lost dog.

15. Why does it seem like Rainy Pass should be difficult to run?
(a) It is sheer ice.
(b) The snow is so deep.
(c) The wind is so strong.
(d) The teams have to cross the Alaska Range.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Gary, what is "that which is cold"?

2. What checkpoint is right after the Finger Lake checkpoint?

3. Why doesn't Gary stop at Kaltag?

4. What mountain is sometimes called the "American Everest"?

5. Who is the Doughnut man?

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