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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "Dogs from Hell," which of these things does NOT happen to Gary when he was looking for the dogs?
(a) He gets caught in the rain.
(b) He is covered with wood ticks.
(c) He wades in a swamp.
(d) He is bitten by mosquitoes.

3. During race training, how long does Marge stay with Gary and his team?
(a) Three days.
(b) One night.
(c) One week.
(d) One night and the next morning.

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

5. What did Gary ship to each checkpoint for the dogs?
(a) Turkey gizzards.
(b) Beds.
(c) Sweaters.
(d) Extra booties.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the moose on the trapping trail?

2. What becomes Gary's mantra?

3. What does Ruth say to Gary when she brings him soup in "Beginnings"?

4. In the Prelude, what does Gary notice that finally triggers his "survival code?"

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the red-bearded musher in "Alaska" react when his lead dog bites Gary?

2. How does the snow accumulate in northern Minnesota?

3. When Gary hears his diagnosis at the end of the book, what does he think about? Be specific.

4. What happens when Gary asks the doctor, "Is there a time?"

5. In "Beginnings," what does Gary mean when he writes, "I began to notice the dogs"?

6. Describe how Gary and his team finish the race.

7. What is the challenge of running from Koyuk to Nome?

8. What happens when Gary arrives at Shageluk?

9. Describe Gary's run in The Yukon.

10. What have the mushers NOT been told about Happy Canyon?

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