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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does it mean when a musher comes from "Down Below"?
(a) He or she comes from a place with below-zero temperatures.
(b) When racing, he or she comes from behind to win the race.
(c) He or she is from the lower forty-eight states.
(d) He or she is a native of Alaska.

2. What does the command "Haw" mean?
(a) Stop.
(b) Right.
(c) Left.
(d) Go.

3. What did Gary ship to each checkpoint for the dogs?
(a) Beds.
(b) Sweaters.
(c) Extra booties.
(d) Turkey gizzards.

4. What does Gary do when he first gets home after he encounters the snared doe?
(a) He goes to the kitchen to get food.
(b) He sits on top of Cookie's house.
(c) He quietly enters the house and gets into bed.
(d) He makes a fire.

5. At the start of "Beginnings", how long has Gary been running dogs?
(a) Almost a year.
(b) He has just started to run dogs.
(c) Almost two months.
(d) Almost two years.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the trapping trail outside of Anchorage end?

2. What does Ruth say to Gary when she brings him soup in "Beginnings"?

3. What happens to Gary at the Rohn River checkpoint?

4. How many miles is The Burn?

5. During race training, how long does Marge stay with Gary and his team?

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