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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. How much did Paulsen's sled weigh that night?
(a) Three hundred and fifty pounds.
(b) Close to five hundred pounds fully loaded.
(c) Close to four hundred pounds fully loaded.
(d) Five hundred pounds.

2. What is largely useless to sled dogs in dry food?
(a) Both of these.
(b) The kibbles themselves.
(c) The corn meal used as a base.
(d) Neither of these.

3. What was nothing to Storm?
(a) Both of these.
(b) His blood.
(c) None of these.
(d) Paulsen's anxiety.

4. What is contrary to popular belief?
(a) All of these.
(b) Dog teams are useless when it comes to helping their musher.
(c) Dog teams don't care for their musher.
(d) Dog teams don't stop when their musher falls off.

5. What did Gary call the games the dogs would play with these?
(a) A Squeek Off.
(b) None of these.
(c) Bone Wars.
(d) A Race to the Dead.

Short Answer Questions

1. About how heavy were each of these wolves?

2. What does Gary know was wrong of him to do?

3. How old was Gary when he stopped believing in the fairy tale version of the forest?

4. What did Paulsen do that he didn't want to do, but that Storm would give him no choice?

5. What does Gary define as "serious cold"?

(see the answer key)

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