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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, Running, Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many miles is the Iditarod from start to finish?
(a) Over eleven hundred miles.
(b) Over twenty-one hundred miles.
(c) Over two thousand miles.
(d) Over twelve hundred miles.

2. What was the difference between Columbia and Olaf?
(a) Columbia was passive, Olaf was aggressive.
(b) Columbia was smart, Olaf wasn't.
(c) Neither of these.
(d) Both of these.

3. Who helped Paulsen out of the sled?
(a) His friend.
(b) His daughter.
(c) His wife.
(d) None of these.

4. What kind of chickens are mean?
(a) Neither of these.
(b) Banties.
(c) Bantam chickens.
(d) Both of these.

5. What did Gary begin training his dogs for?
(a) The Yukon Quest in the Yukon Territory.
(b) The Caledonia Classic sled race.
(c) The Cannington dog sled race.
(d) The Iditarod in Alaska.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the dogs have?

2. How do grouse get hit by cars?

3. What have the chickens discovered?

4. What did Gary call the games the dogs would play with these?

5. Who 'doctored' Gary's wounds?

(see the answer key)

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