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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Gary get through the bitterly cold nights in The Yukon?
(a) He drinks hot tea.
(b) He runs in spurts.
(c) He snuggles into his sleeping bag.
(d) He makes a fire.

2. What does Gary say to the other musher in Dalzell Gorge?
(a) "Tough race, isn't it?"
(b) "Where am I?"
(c) "I'm thinking about quitting."
(d) "I've got them."

3. What is the native man doing in Koyuk?
(a) Reading a book.
(b) Ranting about the mushers.
(c) Handing out moose chili.
(d) Offering shelter.

4. Why doesn't Gary stop at Kaltag?
(a) He isn't tired.
(b) He is anxious to finish the race.
(c) There aren't any restaurants.
(d) The drunk villagers are bothering him.

5. What is the first thing the doctor in "An End" says to Gary?
(a) "Your wife should be here."
(b) "The tests are positive."
(c) "You need surgery right away."
(d) "You are fit as a fiddle."

6. In "An End", where is Gary's bandage?
(a) On his leg.
(b) On his chest.
(c) On his finger.
(d) On his arm.

7. What is the distance between Iditarod and Shageluk?
(a) Fifty miles.
(b) One hundred fifty miles.
(c) One hundred miles.
(d) Two hundred miles.

8. For whom is the ham radio operator looking?
(a) A lost dog.
(b) One of the checkers.
(c) The person in charge of the race.
(d) A fellow musher.

9. How many meals does Gary eat at the cafe in Nikolai?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) Four.

10. According to Gary, what is "that which is cold"?
(a) Alaska.
(b) The Alaska Range.
(c) The Iditarod.
(d) The Yukon River.

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

12. Gary writes that dogs will die before they lose what?
(a) The sled.
(b) Their musher.
(c) Love.
(d) Happiness.

13. What is the maximum speed of a team in The Interior?
(a) Five miles per hour.
(b) Six miles per hour.
(c) Ten miles per hour.
(d) Three miles per hour.

14. Where is Shageluk?
(a) In the mountains.
(b) Near the Yukon River.
(c) At Norton Sound.
(d) On the coast of the Bering Sea.

15. How many teams stop at Don's Cabin, including Gary's team?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the old man in Unalakleet say to Gary?

2. What is Gary doing when he almost runs into another sled and team outside Shageluk?

3. How cold do the natives say it gets in The Yukon?

4. What does another musher say when Gary leaves the Finger Lake checkpoint?

5. What do all mushers get if they finish the race?

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