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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How cold do the natives say it gets in The Yukon?
(a) Cold enough to freeze your nose hairs.
(b) Cold enough that you can't piss.
(c) Cold enough that your eyes freeze shut.
(d) Cold enough to spit and have it bounce.

2. How does Cookie run on the frozen stream bed?
(a) She plays "crack the whip".
(b) She has a hard time getting her footing.
(c) She won't go onto the frozen stream bed.
(d) She slides on her belly most of the time.

3. What does Gary NOT hallucinate in The Burn?
(a) His cabin in Minnesota.
(b) A nude woman.
(c) A moose attack.
(d) A thin man with glasses.

4. How long is the run in Dalzell Gorge?
(a) Forty miles.
(b) Twenty miles.
(c) Fifty miles.
(d) Thirty miles.

5. Which of these things happens between "Nome" and "An End"?
(a) Gary returns to trapping and hunting.
(b) Gary moves to Unalakleet.
(c) Gary runs in a second Iditarod race.
(d) Gary becomes a dog breeder.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Gary get through the bitterly cold nights in The Yukon?

2. How many teams stop at Don's Cabin, including Gary's team?

3. What is Gary's initial experience with Rainy Pass?

4. What does Gary say to the other musher in Dalzell Gorge?

5. Where is Don's Cabin?

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