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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Dogs: Becoming Dog; First Snow.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Gary get the old bike he uses for dog running?
(a) He found it in the barn.
(b) It was his childhood bike.
(c) At an auction.
(d) From a neighbor.

2. What is the setting at the beginning of the book?
(a) On the Iditarod trail.
(b) Near the Alaska Range.
(c) In the northern woods of Minnesota.
(d) In the Colorado mountains.

3. How do the dogs react when Marge enters the camp?
(a) They bark at her.
(b) They fight with her.
(c) They chase her away.
(d) They wag their tails and nuzzle her.

4. Why do the dogs run towards the beaver on the frozen lake while Gary is training for his first race?
(a) To see what it is.
(b) To kill it for food.
(c) To scare it away.
(d) To kill it because it is a threat.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Dogs from Hell," which of these things does NOT happen to Gary when he was looking for the dogs?

2. Where does Gary sleep after his skunk encounter?

3. What does Gary see Marge hunt?

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

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

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