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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where is the first official race checkpoint?
(a) Skwentna.
(b) Anchorage.
(c) Eagle River.
(d) Knik.

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

4. What does Gary see right after he unzips his sleeping bag and stands up at the end of the Prelude?
(a) The sled.
(b) The food bag.
(c) The Alaska Range.
(d) His dogs.

5. What awakens Gary while he is training for his second Iditarod?
(a) The extreme cold.
(b) Sunlight.
(c) One of the dogs.
(d) A loud noise.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long is the trail that the team runs in "First Snow"?

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

3. What does Gary notice in the picture of a dog team training for the Iditarod?

4. What is one mistake that Gary makes right before the race starts?

5. In the Prelude Gary writes, "The difficulty came because of ____________."

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the manner in which Gary and his team make it down Happy Canyon.

2. Why is Gary in a doctor's office at the end of the book?

3. What happens as Gary and his team are leaving Ophir?

4. In "Alaska," what does Gary mean when he writes, "Sleep died early"?

5. Describe Gary's run in The Yukon.

6. What goes wrong for Gary between the start of the race and the time he rejoins the trail?

7. Describe Don's Cabin. How did it get its name?

8. In "Don's Cabin," how does Gary describe the bond between the musher and his/her dogs?

9. Describe how Gary and his team finish the race.

10. At the end of the book, what does Gary ask his friend to do? Why?

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