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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How cold was it when Paulsen woke to a living blanket?
(a) Around 30-35 below zero.
(b) Around 40 below zero.
(c) Around 10 below zero.
(d) Around 20 below zero.

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

3. Who got the first of the hen's wrath?
(a) Russel, their tom cat.
(b) Fred, their obese lab dog.
(c) Quincy, their terrier.
(d) A fox.

4. Why does Paulsen have problems with wildlife?
(a) The smell of meat is always near the kennel due to the dogs diet.
(b) All of these.
(c) The smell of camp attracts animals.
(d) The smell of cooking attracts animals.

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

6. What else loves the woodstove?
(a) Dogs.
(b) Ferrets.
(c) Cats.
(d) Fish.

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

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

9. Where has Gary spent most of his life?
(a) Both of these.
(b) Neither of these.
(c) In the forest.
(d) On the sea.

10. What animals are taken from the southern farms?
(a) Chickens.
(b) Sheep.
(c) Pigs.
(d) Cows.

11. What does Gary define as "serious cold"?
(a) Fifty below zero.
(b) Forty below zero.
(c) Sixty below zero.
(d) All of these.

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

13. What stopped Paulsen from killing the bear?
(a) The knowledge that the bear had done nothing wrong.
(b) All of these.
(c) The knowledge that he would have to process all that meat.
(d) The dogs were too close.

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

15. Which of the bears was nosing around the burning garbage?
(a) Scarhead.
(b) Billy Jo.
(c) Notch-ear.
(d) None of these.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of lick was being given?

3. What stopped the wolves?

4. What happened to Storm?

5. How many hours did the dogs run without a break?

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