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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, Running, Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened as a result of the interaction between Olaf and Columbia?
(a) Gary removed them from the team and had to put them down.
(b) Gary didn't see them as simply dogs.
(c) Gary couldn't trap anymore.
(d) Gary couldn't reprimand them any more.

2. 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.

3. What was the dog that Paulsen hooked up to the lead?
(a) Obeah.
(b) Ohbea.
(c) Moahb.
(d) Ohbee.

4. How old was Gary when he stopped believing in the fairy tale version of the forest?
(a) Fifty.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Thirty.
(d) Forty.

5. Why didn't Gary cross the lake though it was frozen and would have saved him time?
(a) Neither of these.
(b) It was against the rules.
(c) It wouldn't have supported the sled.
(d) Both of these.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did the animal attempt to go?

3. What was the lead dog's name?

4. What came out of the willows?

5. How cold was it when Paulsen woke to a living blanket?

(see the answer key)

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