View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Race: Dalzell Gorge and the Burn.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many miles is The Burn?
(a) Ninety-two.
(b) Fifty-three.
(c) Thirty-seven.
(d) One hundred seventeen.

2. What happens to Gary's food at Finger Lake?
(a) It mixes with the dogs' food.
(b) It is stolen.
(c) It is rotten and must be thrown away.
(d) He gives it to his dogs.

3. Why doesn't Gary shoot the beaver in "Beginnings" after he aims his gun?
(a) He decided the beaver wasn't a threat.
(b) He decided it was wrong.
(c) He fell on the ice.
(d) His dogs startled him.

4. Why isn't Gary worried when he doesn't see any other teams on the trail after he leaves Anchorage?
(a) He trusts Cookie.
(b) It is dark.
(c) He knows he will see them later.
(d) He knows that the other teams are too far ahead of him.

5. How does Gary spend most of his time in Dalzell Gorge?
(a) On his face.
(b) On his butt.
(c) On his back.
(d) On his sled.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Devil falls in "First Snow", why isn't he run over by the sled?

2. What becomes strikingly clear when Gary gets to Alaska?

3. What does Gary say to the other musher in Dalzell Gorge?

4. Where is the other musher in The Burn?

5. What does the command "Haw" mean?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 279 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample