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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, Running, Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Gary give the dogs to help ease their boredom?
(a) Toys.
(b) Bones.
(c) All of these.
(d) Small sleds to pull.

2. What kind of lick was being given?
(a) A blood thirsty lick.
(b) A wound lick.
(c) A prey lick.
(d) None of these.

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

4. What did Gary see on a river in Alaska?
(a) Snow forming from the water as it rushed against a rock.
(b) A fish, frozen into the water.
(c) All of these.
(d) A whirlpool had frozen into a cone.

5. What stopped the wolves?
(a) Both of these.
(b) Gary yelling at them.
(c) The excited barking of the other dogs.
(d) Neither of these.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the perfect temperature for running?

2. What was the lead dog's name?

3. What did Olaf like to fight about?

4. Why does Paulsen have problems with wildlife?

5. What did Gary catch his knee on?

(see the answer key)

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