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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. How long does it take Gary to get to Alaska?
(a) A month.
(b) Eight days.
(c) Seventeen days.
(d) Two weeks.

2. In "Dogs from Hell," which of these things does NOT happen to Gary when he was looking for the dogs?
(a) He is bitten by mosquitoes.
(b) He wades in a swamp.
(c) He gets caught in the rain.
(d) He is covered with wood ticks.

3. About how many dogs are in downtown Anchorage for the start of the race?
(a) Four hundred.
(b) Fourteen hundred.
(c) Six hundred.
(d) Two thousand.

4. What does Gary say he had when he started training for his first Iditarod?
(a) Help.
(b) Ignorance.
(c) Insomnia.
(d) Money.

5. What does Gary NOT hallucinate in The Burn?
(a) His cabin in Minnesota.
(b) A thin man with glasses.
(c) A moose attack.
(d) A nude woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Gary spend most of his time in Dalzell Gorge?

2. Why won't the cafe cook take Gary's money?

3. Where does Gary get the old bike he uses for dog running?

4. What is the major challenge in The Burn?

5. What is something Gary does NOT ask at the pre-race rookie meeting?

(see the answer key)

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