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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of eyes did Storm have?
(a) Blue eyes.
(b) Gold eyes.
(c) Scale eyes.
(d) Green eyes.

2. How many times did Fred attack the electric fence wire?
(a) Once.
(b) Twice
(c) Three times.
(d) Four times.

3. What mountain range must the team cross?
(a) Bower's Ridge.
(b) The Aleutian Ridge.
(c) The Alaska Range.
(d) The Rocky Mountain Range.

4. On day eight, what does Wilson do?
(a) Begins limping.
(b) Falls over.
(c) Both of these.
(d) Neither of these.

5. How many of the dogs had gotten frost bitten ears?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Six.

6. Why did the boy grab Paulsen's team?
(a) He wanted to tell the kids at school his family hosted a musher.
(b) He wanted the team to stay at his house so he could learn about dogs and sledding.
(c) Both of these.
(d) Neither of these.

7. What joke did Storm play on the dog that pulled next to him?
(a) He would blow in their ear.
(b) He would lick their ear.
(c) Neither of these.
(d) Both of these.

8. What needs do the dogs have for the races?
(a) They must be fed a snack every hour or so.
(b) Their feet must be rubbed and massaged with ointment, booties must be applied when necessary.
(c) All of these.
(d) Their shoulders must be rubbed to shake up lactic acid buildup.

9. How many dogs did Gary have at the time this book was written?
(a) Thirty-six.
(b) Twenty-one.
(c) Forty-seven.
(d) Forty-one.

10. What did Paulsen think was lovely?
(a) His bag of beef jerky.
(b) Neither of these.
(c) His can of Chef Boyardee ravioli.
(d) Both of these.

11. What is the only thing that Gary initially wanted?
(a) To go home.
(b) To finish the race.
(c) To see his wife again.
(d) To win the race.

12. Which dog nearly took Storm's head off in surprise at this action?
(a) Columbia.
(b) Fonzie.
(c) Cookie.
(d) Obeah.

13. How many hours did this continue for?
(a) Thirty-five.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Twenty-four.
(d) Eighteen.

14. What had driven the deer nearly mad with rage?
(a) The sun.
(b) The flies.
(c) The heat.
(d) The water.

15. What did Storm see as the enemy on the sled?
(a) Gary.
(b) All of these.
(c) The stove.
(d) The gear.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the glowing object?

2. On day seven, what is Paulsen offered that he turns down?

3. What do highbush cranberries taste like, according to Paulsen's grandmother?

4. Why is 'scratching' spoken of as a disease?

5. How far is the run downhill on day twelve?

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