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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) Turkey gizzards.
(b) Extra booties.
(c) Beds.
(d) Sweaters.

2. Why does Gary carry a gun?
(a) To protect himself against other mushers.
(b) To protect himself from his dogs.
(c) To shoot feral dogs.
(d) To hunt.

3. What does Devil do when Gary says, "Hi"?
(a) He bites Gary.
(b) He urinates.
(c) He wags his tail.
(d) He growls at Gary.

4. What does Gary see Marge hunt?
(a) Fish.
(b) Deer.
(c) Grouse.
(d) Rabbit.

5. Gary discovers that this spice helps dogs eat when they're not hungry.
(a) Pepper.
(b) Onion.
(c) Salt.
(d) Garlic.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one mistake that Gary makes right before the race starts?

2. According to Gary, what is the most important tenet of running dogs?

3. At the start of "Beginnings", how long has Gary been running dogs?

4. Where does the trapping trail outside of Anchorage end?

5. What does Ruth say to Gary after his skunk encounter in "Major Wrecks"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In "Major Wrecks," what happens when Gary does a training run with an old bicycle pulled by five dogs?

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

5. What goes wrong for Gary between the start of the race and the time he rejoins the trail?

6. According to Gary, what are "problem" dogs?

7. Describe the moose encounter at The Burn.

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

9. How does the snow accumulate in northern Minnesota?

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

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