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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were mushers warned about that Gary approaches on day six?

2. What did Storm use to communicate with Gary?

3. What did the man with the wolf want?

4. What needs do the dogs have for the races?

5. What things disappeared around Storm?

Short Essay Questions

1. How cold had it been that week?

2. On day nine, who comes and offers Paulsen a proposition? What is this proposition?

3. Why is there chaos in the first night?

4. What are the hills dotted with that Gary sees on day nine?

5. What did Paulsen eat while stuck in the deep cold?

6. When did Storm pointedly drop the stick?

7. What had Paulsen never seen in a deer as he did that day on the lake alone?

8. Why is Gary unworried about the rumors he hears on the mandatory twenty-four hour layover?

9. What did this person do for Paulsen?

10. What things didn't make sense about where the deer was?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the evolution of dogsledding, from when it was the only means of transportation to now being an optional means. What sort of things have become a luxury in the far north as a result of the change in shipping behavior? How has the overall public opinion changed as a result of alternative means of transportation?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss dog sledding in the media and popular culture. What seems to be the social attitude towards dog sledding? How does this vary by the environment in which these people reside?

Essay Topic 3

Paulsen's understanding of his dogs are very controversial due to the nature of his understanding, and the direct comparisons he makes between his dogs and human-like behavior. Decide whether pets are capable of human like emotions or are merely responding with physical stimuli that humans project their emotions upon and support your argument.

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