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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does "An End" take place?
(a) After the events in "Prelude."
(b) Between the events in "Nome" and "Prelude."
(c) After Gary wins a dog race.
(d) Right after "Nome."

2. What are the buffalo doing in The Burn?
(a) Hunting.
(b) Fighting.
(c) Trying to cross the river.
(d) Playing.

3. How does the doctor in "An End" look when Gary first sees him?
(a) He is crying.
(b) He is laughing.
(c) He is smiling.
(d) He is frowning.

4. How does Gary spend most of his time in Dalzell Gorge?
(a) On his sled.
(b) On his back.
(c) On his face.
(d) On his butt.

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

6. How many full teams are in the basin?
(a) Eight.
(b) Nine.
(c) Thirteen.
(d) Eleven.

7. Where is Norton Sound located?
(a) In Canada.
(b) Over the Bering Sea.
(c) Near Anchorage.
(d) At the base of the Alaska Mountains.

8. What does Gary NOT hallucinate in The Burn?
(a) A nude woman.
(b) His cabin in Minnesota.
(c) A thin man with glasses.
(d) A moose attack.

9. What do all mushers get if they finish the race?
(a) A trophy.
(b) A brass buckle.
(c) A "key" to Nome.
(d) A gourmet dinner.

10. What is Gary's diagnosis at the end of the book?
(a) AIDS.
(b) Old age.
(c) Coronary heart disease.
(d) Multiple Sclerosis.

11. What is Gary doing when he almost runs into another sled and team outside Shageluk?
(a) Adjusting the tug line.
(b) Looking for a candy bar.
(c) Replacing the batteries in his headlamp.
(d) Cleaning his boots.

12. What is touted as the worst part of the race?
(a) The run up the Yukon River.
(b) Happy Canyon.
(c) The run to Shageluk.
(d) The Burn.

13. What does Devil do to another dog in Dalzell Gorge?
(a) Claw a hole in his side.
(b) Bite his toe off.
(c) Scratch his eye out.
(d) Bite his ear off.

14. In "An End", where is Gary's bandage?
(a) On his arm.
(b) On his finger.
(c) On his leg.
(d) On his chest.

15. What does Gary think as he lies in Dalzell Gorge?
(a) "Where are my dogs?"
(b) "Why am I lying down?"
(c) "Where am I?"
(d) "Is the race over?"

Short Answer Questions

1. How far is it from Koyuk to Nome?

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

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

4. How cold do the natives say it gets in The Yukon?

5. To what does Gary compare the intensity of his hunger in Nikolai?

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