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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Dogs: Alaska.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Ruth think will be Gary's biggest problem in the race?
(a) Having enough supplies.
(b) Getting the dogs to stop at Nome.
(c) Getting enough rest.
(d) Finishing it.

3. What is the "presence" that Gary feels in the Prelude?
(a) One of his dogs.
(b) A mountain of snow.
(c) His sled.
(d) Another musher.

4. Which experience does Gary NOT share with the dogs in "Becoming Dog"?
(a) He sings a night song with the dogs.
(b) He eats the dogs' food.
(c) He urinates in the kennel.
(d) He cooks in the kennel.

5. How long is the trail that the team runs in "First Snow"?
(a) About one hundred miles.
(b) About seventy miles.
(c) About ten miles.
(d) About twenty miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't Gary shoot the beaver in "Beginnings" after he aims his gun?

2. What is the setting at the beginning of the book?

3. What does Gary do when he first gets home after he encounters the snared doe?

4. What happens when the team gets to the end of the driveway to run in the first snow of the season?

5. Where are the dogs when Gary sleeps in the Prelude?

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