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

2. What does Gary do when he finds a snared doe while training for his first race?
(a) He cuts off the noose.
(b) He watches the doe free herself.
(c) He curses then moves his team along.
(d) He watches the doe struggle and finally die.

3. Why does Gary attend the pre-race banquet?
(a) He isn't tired.
(b) He wants to meet other mushers.
(c) He has completed his last-minute preparations.
(d) It is mandatory.

4. In "First Snow", how much snow is on the ground?
(a) Four or five inches.
(b) A foot.
(c) A dusting.
(d) None--it melted right away.

5. What did Gary ship to each checkpoint for the dogs?
(a) Turkey gizzards.
(b) Extra booties.
(c) Beds.
(d) Sweaters.

Short Answer Questions

1. About how many dog booties would be needed for one team for the entire race?

2. What is the setting at the beginning of the book?

3. What does Ruth say to Gary right before he starts his dog run with the bike?

4. The mushers need to be in Anchorage how long before the start of the race?

5. Why do the dogs run towards the beaver on the frozen lake while Gary is training for his first race?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Gary think The Interior resembles another planet?

2. What paradox of the race does Gary write about in "Alaska"?

3. According to Gary, what are "problem" dogs?

4. How does the snow accumulate in northern Minnesota?

5. What is Gary's appearance when he enters the cafe at Nikolai?

6. In "Skwentna," describe the encounter with the moose on the way back to the true trail.

7. What things are discussed during the musher meetings?

8. What does Gary do to "become dog?"

9. In the Prelude, what warning signs of the coming storm does Gary miss?

10. To what is Gary referring when he writes in the fourth chapter, "When it first happens it is frightening--like watching Dr. Jekyll turn into Mr. Hyde"?

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