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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the other mushers unofficially vote Gary to be?
(a) Most likely to get trapped in the Burn.
(b) Least likely to get out of Anchorage.
(c) Least likely to ask for help.
(d) Most likely to be the last to cross the finish line.

2. What is something Gary does NOT ask at the pre-race rookie meeting?
(a) "Why is the Burn so dangerous?"
(b) "If you can't see then how do you watch for them?"
(c) "What's the Burn?"
(d) "What are suckholes?"

3. During race training, how long does Marge stay with Gary and his team?
(a) One night.
(b) One week.
(c) One night and the next morning.
(d) Three days.

4. What is one mistake that Gary makes right before the race starts?
(a) He changes his lead dog.
(b) He forgets to tie up the dogs.
(c) He forgets to bring his hat.
(d) He gets in the wrong line order.

5. What does Gary say when Ruth asks if he had a rough night after looking for the dogs and bike?
(a) "Yes. But I'm sure I'll have worse."
(b) "Can't you tell by looking at me?"
(c) "Yes. I can't wait to get some sleep."
(d) "No. It was more or less normal."

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

7. What does Ruth say to Gary when she brings him soup in "Beginnings"?
(a) "You should think about giving up on the race."
(b) "You need to start earning some money."
(c) "You're going to run the race, aren't you?"
(d) "You should get some rest."

8. Which of these is NOT a mistake Gary makes when he starts training?
(a) He uses too many dogs.
(b) He loads his rig with gear.
(c) He doesn't feed the dogs meat.
(d) He doesn't use enough dogs.

9. When does the Iditarod race start?
(a) Late January.
(b) Early April.
(c) Early January.
(d) Early March.

10. Where are the dogs when Gary sleeps in the Prelude?
(a) Blown down the mountain.
(b) Around the fire.
(c) Attached to the sled.
(d) On top of Gary.

11. After Devil falls in "First Snow", why isn't he run over by the sled?
(a) The sled stopped just in time.
(b) Devil rolled out of the way.
(c) The sled swerved away from Devil.
(d) Murphy pulled Devil up by his harness.

12. What does Gary NOT do when he reaches the Finger Lake checkpoint?
(a) Sleep.
(b) Check the dogs' toes.
(c) Rub the dogs' shoulders.
(d) Mend harnesses.

13. The Canadian dogs remind Ruth of what?
(a) Gary's original trapping team.
(b) Bikers that Gary had once brought home.
(c) Tasmanian Devils.
(d) A major storm.

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

15. How long does Gary spend in the back of the truck with the dogs when he brings them home from Canada?
(a) Three hours.
(b) Less than 30 minutes.
(c) All day.
(d) All night.

Short Answer Questions

1. About how many dogs are in downtown Anchorage for the start of the race?

2. About how long does Gary and his team stop at the Finger Lake checkpoint?

3. How does Crackers seem when Gary works ointment into the dog's feet at the beginning of the book?

4. At the start of "Beginnings", how long has Gary been running dogs?

5. Why does Gary carry a gun?

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