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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 does Ruth say to Gary after his skunk encounter in "Major Wrecks"?
(a) "What happened to you?"
(b) "You need a shower."
(c) "Why don't you change your clothes?"
(d) "What's that smell?"

2. What does the command "Haw" mean?
(a) Stop.
(b) Left.
(c) Right.
(d) Go.

3. In "First Snow", how much snow is on the ground?
(a) A dusting.
(b) None--it melted right away.
(c) Four or five inches.
(d) A foot.

4. What does Gary NOT do when he reaches the Finger Lake checkpoint?
(a) Check the dogs' toes.
(b) Mend harnesses.
(c) Rub the dogs' shoulders.
(d) Sleep.

5. Where does Gary sleep after his skunk encounter?
(a) On the couch.
(b) In the bed.
(c) In the tub.
(d) In the kennel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Ruth crying when Gary and the team leave Knik?

2. What did Gary ship to each checkpoint for the dogs?

3. In the opening story of the book, where does Gary end up after he is blown sideways?

4. What does Gary write is the most important fact about skunks when running dogs?

5. How long is the trail that the team runs in "First Snow"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do you think the chapter is called "An End"?

2. What things are discussed during the musher meetings?

3. 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"?

4. Why does the other musher at Finger Lake ask Gary, "You're leaving now?"

5. Gary writes in the Prologue, "Everything had been done wrong." What does he think he did wrong?

6. What is Gary's dilemma about helping the other team at the beginning of the race? What does he decide to do?

7. What happens when Gary arrives at Shageluk?

8. In "An End," what is the difference between Gary's version of a normal life and his doctor's version?

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

10. Why does the race start in downtown Anchorage?

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