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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) "Why don't you change your clothes?"
(b) "What happened to you?"
(c) "You need a shower."
(d) "What's that smell?"

2. What happens during Gary's second night in the kennel?
(a) Devil wags his tail at Gary.
(b) Devil destroys Gary's sleeping bag.
(c) Gary decides he won't use a sleeping bag.
(d) Devil sleeps on top of Gary.

3. What does Gary say he had when he started training for his first Iditarod?
(a) Help.
(b) Ignorance.
(c) Money.
(d) Insomnia.

4. What happens to the moose on the trapping trail?
(a) The other musher shoots her.
(b) Gary attacks her with an ax.
(c) She runs ahead to attack another team.
(d) She gets bored and leaves.

5. What is one mistake that Gary makes right before the race starts?
(a) He gets in the wrong line order.
(b) He forgets to tie up the dogs.
(c) He forgets to bring his hat.
(d) He changes his lead dog.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When does the Iditarod race start?

3. Why isn't Gary worried when he doesn't see any other teams on the trail after he leaves Anchorage?

4. How does Crackers seem when Gary works ointment into the dog's feet at the beginning of the book?

5. What happens to Gary's food at Finger Lake?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In "Alaska," what does Gary mean when he writes, "Sleep died early"?

3. At the Rohn River checkpoint, how does Gary rationalize the idea of quitting the race?

4. What happens when Gary arrives at Shageluk?

5. Describe how Gary and his team descend into Dalzell Gorge.

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

7. Describe Gary's experience with the campfire outside of Kaltag?

8. Describe the interchange between Gary and the old man in Unalakleet.

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

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

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