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

2. What happens when the team gets to the end of the driveway to run in the first snow of the season?
(a) Cookie turns onto the old trapline trail.
(b) Gary steers the team to the left.
(c) Gary is thrown off the sled.
(d) A moose appears.

3. Why do the dogs run towards the beaver on the frozen lake while Gary is training for his first race?
(a) To kill it for food.
(b) To scare it away.
(c) To see what it is.
(d) To kill it because it is a threat.

4. How many dogs does Gary take to Alaska?
(a) Fifteen.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Seven.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "First Snow", how much snow is on the ground?

2. Which experience does Gary NOT share with the dogs in "Becoming Dog"?

3. What becomes Gary's mantra?

4. What happens during Gary's second night in the kennel?

5. What awakens Gary while he is training for his second Iditarod?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Gary horrified when he first views Dalzell Gorge?

2. Why does Gary think The Interior resembles another planet?

3. Why does Gary stop trapping, killing, and hunting animals?

4. Describe Don's Cabin. How did it get its name?

5. In "Don's Cabin," how does Gary describe the bond between the musher and his/her dogs?

6. What terrifies Gary during his run in the first snow?

7. How do the dogs show their desire to run in the first snow of the season?

8. What paradox of the race does Gary write about in "Alaska"?

9. How cold does it get during the Yukon part of the race?

10. Why is Gary elated when he reaches the checkpoint at Rainy Pass Lodge?

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