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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Race: Norton Sound; Nome.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the true start of the race?
(a) Finger Lake.
(b) Nome.
(c) Knik.
(d) Anchorage.

2. Why is Gary lying down in Dalzell Gorge?
(a) He hit his head and was knocked unconscious.
(b) He is finally getting some sleep.
(c) Another musher knocked him down.
(d) He slipped on the ice and fell.

3. To what does Gary compare the intensity of his hunger in Nikolai?
(a) Being freezing cold.
(b) Having bruised ribs.
(c) Being in love.
(d) Not sleeping for a week.

4. What is touted as the worst part of the race?
(a) Happy Canyon.
(b) The run up the Yukon River.
(c) The run to Shageluk.
(d) The Burn.

5. About how many teams entered the race?
(a) Thirty.
(b) Two hundred.
(c) Seventy.
(d) One hundred fifty.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gary see Marge hunt?

2. How many full teams are in the basin?

3. What happens to the moose on the trapping trail?

4. In the opening story of the book, where does Gary end up after he is blown sideways?

5. What does Ruth say about running the dogs after the first snow?

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