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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, The Race, Days 1-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What else loves the woodstove?
(a) Ferrets.
(b) Fish.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Cats.

2. What gets the dogs wound up?
(a) Chasing game.
(b) New trails.
(c) The smell of blood.
(d) New scents.

3. What leaves no mysteries?
(a) Branches.
(b) New snow.
(c) Trails.
(d) None of these.

4. What is cuter than a grouse chick, according to Gary?
(a) A baby seal.
(b) Nothing.
(c) A kitten.
(d) A puppy.

5. What did Gary learn from challenging his lead dog's sense of direction?
(a) All of these.
(b) That the lead dog will bite.
(c) That the lead dog is always right.
(d) That the lead dog will get the musher lost to prove a point.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was strange about the light that Paulsen saw?

2. Who got the first of the hen's wrath?

3. What is the only thing that Gary initially wanted?

4. What direction did Storm's head face when he died?

5. How much did Paulsen's sled weigh that night?

(see the answer key)

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