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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Cookie run on the frozen stream bed?
(a) She has a hard time getting her footing.
(b) She slides on her belly most of the time.
(c) She won't go onto the frozen stream bed.
(d) She plays "crack the whip".

3. About how many miles is The Interior portion of the race?
(a) Seven hundred.
(b) Three hundred.
(c) One hundred fifty.
(d) A thousand.

4. What checkpoint is right after the Finger Lake checkpoint?
(a) Rainy Pass Lodge.
(b) Happy Canyon Lodge.
(c) Don's Cabin.
(d) The Burn Lodge.

5. How long is the run in Dalzell Gorge?
(a) Thirty miles.
(b) Fifty miles.
(c) Twenty miles.
(d) Forty miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far is it from Koyuk to Nome?

2. What is Gary's diagnosis at the end of the book?

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

4. What does Gary do when he starts to get really cold in The Yukon?

5. How many other mushers are in the house in Shaktolik?

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