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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, The Race, Days 7-16&17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why couldn't Paulsen touch the man?
(a) The man wasn't really there.
(b) Both of these.
(c) Neither of these.
(d) The sled moved too fast.

2. What made the dogs nervous?
(a) The deer blind.
(b) The deer standing on the side of the trail, unmoving.
(c) The smoke rising up over the hill.
(d) The fog, carpeting the ground.

3. What kind of song did the dogs sing as the fire died?
(a) None of these.
(b) A sad song.
(c) A happy song.
(d) An angry song.

4. Who helped Paulsen out of the sled?
(a) His friend.
(b) His daughter.
(c) His wife.
(d) None of these.

5. What does Gary like most about the woodstove?
(a) Coming in from the cold and warming his hands.
(b) Nothing.
(c) The space it takes up.
(d) The smell.

Short Answer Questions

1. What couldn't Paulsen see without his headlamp in the dark?

2. What did Paulsen see as if in a dream?

3. Why did Gary stop and turn around?

4. Which dog did Gary define as having had a sense of humor?

5. What did Gary call the games the dogs would play with these?

(see the answer key)

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