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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 was the above all thing about the animal?
(a) She stank of fear.
(b) Both of these.
(c) She stank of desperation.
(d) Neither of these.

2. What three animals caused the sled team to go awry?
(a) A squirrel, a grouse, and a deer.
(b) A cow, a squirrel and a grouse.
(c) A cow, a squirrel and a fox.
(d) A squirrel, a mole and a marmot.

3. Which dog did Gary define as having had a sense of humor?
(a) Olaf.
(b) Obeah.
(c) Cookie.
(d) Columbia.

4. How many miles had the team covered?
(a) One hundred and seventy-five miles.
(b) One hundred and eighty miles.
(c) Two hundred miles.
(d) One hundred ninety miles.

5. What did Paulsen learn from that night?
(a) Neither of these.
(b) Both of these.
(c) That he wanted to know everything about sled dogs.
(d) That he wanted to know everything about leading a team.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How long did Paulsen think the run was originally going to take him?

3. Why didn't Gary cross the lake though it was frozen and would have saved him time?

4. What started Gary's desire to learn more about the woods?

5. What gets the dogs wound up?

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