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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. Where is the first official race checkpoint?
(a) Anchorage.
(b) Skwentna.
(c) Eagle River.
(d) Knik.

2. Where are the dogs when Gary sleeps in the Prelude?
(a) Around the fire.
(b) Blown down the mountain.
(c) Attached to the sled.
(d) On top of Gary.

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

4. Where does Gary get the old bike he uses for dog running?
(a) It was his childhood bike.
(b) At an auction.
(c) He found it in the barn.
(d) From a neighbor.

5. When do Gary and the dogs arrive in Alaska?
(a) Late November.
(b) Early February.
(c) Late January.
(d) Late December.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is something Gary does NOT ask at the pre-race rookie meeting?

2. What does Devil do when Gary says, "Hi"?

3. What does Gary say when Ruth asks if he had a rough night after looking for the dogs and bike?

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

5. What does Gary notice in the picture of a dog team training for the Iditarod?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens to the musher who leaves Shaktolik just before Gary does?

4. At the end of the book, what does Gary ask his friend to do? Why?

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

6. How does the snow accumulate in northern Minnesota?

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

8. What is Gary's appearance when he enters the cafe at Nikolai?

9. In "Beginnings," what does Gary mean when he writes, "I began to notice the dogs"?

10. Describe the manner in which Gary and his team make it down Happy Canyon.

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