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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For whom is the ham radio operator looking?
(a) One of the checkers.
(b) A lost dog.
(c) A fellow musher.
(d) The person in charge of the race.

2. What is Gary's diagnosis at the end of the book?
(a) AIDS.
(b) Multiple Sclerosis.
(c) Old age.
(d) Coronary heart disease.

3. Where does Gary finally get his first real sleep?
(a) In a lodge.
(b) In a cabin.
(c) On his sled.
(d) Next to the fire.

4. Outside Shageluk, where is the musher who belongs to the abandoned sled?
(a) Lying on the ground.
(b) In her sleeping bag.
(c) On a large boulder.
(d) Behind some bushes.

5. What does the reporter ask Gary at the finish line?
(a) "What advice do you have for future racers?"
(b) "What have you got to say?"
(c) "How long do you think you were out there?"
(d) "Did you ever think of quitting?"

Short Answer Questions

1. How far is it from Koyuk to Nome?

2. What is Gary thinking about when he first sees the lights of Nome?

3. What checkpoint is right after the Finger Lake checkpoint?

4. What is the distance between Shaktolik and Koyuk?

5. What is the maximum speed of a team in The Interior?

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