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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. What becomes strikingly clear when Gary gets to Alaska?
(a) He is too tired to run in the race.
(b) He won't have enough money to enter the race.
(c) He doesn't have enough dogs for the race.
(d) He knows nothing about running dogs long distances.

2. How do the dogs react when Marge enters the camp?
(a) They fight with her.
(b) They wag their tails and nuzzle her.
(c) They chase her away.
(d) They bark at her.

3. What do the other mushers unofficially vote Gary to be?
(a) Most likely to get trapped in the Burn.
(b) Least likely to ask for help.
(c) Least likely to get out of Anchorage.
(d) Most likely to be the last to cross the finish line.

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

5. According to Gary, what is the most important tenet of running dogs?
(a) Bring plenty of food for yourself and the dogs.
(b) Change the batteries in your headlamp.
(c) Home is where you are with the dogs and sled.
(d) Follow your instincts.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gary NOT do when he reaches the Finger Lake checkpoint?

2. How long does it take Gary to get to Alaska?

3. What does Ruth say to Gary right before he starts his dog run with the bike?

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

5. What becomes Gary's mantra?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens as Gary and his team are leaving Ophir?

2. What does Gary do to "become dog?"

3. How does Cookie warn Gary about thin ice in Norton Sound?

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

5. To what is Gary referring when he writes in the fourth chapter, "When it first happens it is frightening--like watching Dr. Jekyll turn into Mr. Hyde"?

6. In "Skwentna," describe the encounter with the moose on the way back to the true trail.

7. In the last chapter, how does the doctor tell Gary about Gary's test results?

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

9. Why is "Dogs from Hell" a good title for this chapter?

10. What is Gary's reaction when the Doughnut man kicks the dog to death at Don's Cabin?

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