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

2. What does Ruth say to Gary when she brings him soup in "Beginnings"?
(a) "You need to start earning some money."
(b) "You're going to run the race, aren't you?"
(c) "You should get some rest."
(d) "You should think about giving up on the race."

3. How long is the trail that the team runs in "First Snow"?
(a) About one hundred miles.
(b) About twenty miles.
(c) About ten miles.
(d) About seventy miles.

4. What does Gary write is the most important fact about skunks when running dogs?
(a) They scare dogs.
(b) They stink.
(c) They are nocturnal.
(d) They may carry rabies.

5. What does the checker at Finger lake offer to Gary's team?
(a) Ointment.
(b) Fresh meat.
(c) Booties.
(d) Straw beds.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Gary spend in the back of the truck with the dogs when he brings them home from Canada?

2. Why doesn't Gary feel pain when the snow hook pierces his boot?

3. When do Gary and the dogs arrive in Alaska?

4. What does Ruth think will be Gary's biggest problem in the race?

5. How does the other musher's lead dog die on the trapping trail?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What shape is Gary in when he reaches the town of Nikolai?

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

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

6. In the Prelude, what warning signs of the coming storm does Gary miss?

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

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

9. Why is Gary in a doctor's office at the end of the book?

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

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