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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On day seven, what does Wilson do?
(a) Is sick.
(b) Run and try and lick his feet.
(c) Fall over.
(d) Run on three legs and suck a foot.

2. What did the man with the wolf want?
(a) Neither of these.
(b) To kill Paulsen's team.
(c) Both of these.
(d) To breed her to some big dogs.

3. What things disappeared around Storm?
(a) A ladle.
(b) All of these.
(c) A cloth glove liner.
(d) A roll of tape.

4. What direction did Storm's head face when he died?
(a) South.
(b) East.
(c) West.
(d) North.

5. What rumor tears though the camp?
(a) All of these.
(b) One musher is lost and feared dead.
(c) Someone was dragged to death in the gorge.
(d) One woman was attacked by a moose and killed.

6. What did Storm see as the enemy on the sled?
(a) The stove.
(b) The gear.
(c) Gary.
(d) All of these.

7. What does Gary do in his moment of sheer stupidity?
(a) Ties his feet to the sled.
(b) Ties his arm to the sled.
(c) None of these.
(d) Ties his legs to the sled.

8. What needs do the dogs have for the races?
(a) All of these.
(b) Their feet must be rubbed and massaged with ointment, booties must be applied when necessary.
(c) Their shoulders must be rubbed to shake up lactic acid buildup.
(d) They must be fed a snack every hour or so.

9. What did the man do while Paulsen was hallucinating?
(a) Neither of these.
(b) Both of these.
(c) Help him harness the team.
(d) Tell him when to go.

10. What characteristics were a part of Storm?
(a) Loyalty.
(b) Peacefulness.
(c) All of these.
(d) Toughness.

11. What causes the warm gentle feeling that Paulsen gets at the checkpoint on day eleven?
(a) Being welcomed by the ghosts of the graveyard.
(b) Being welcomed by total strangers.
(c) Being surrounded by his dogs.
(d) All of these.

12. Who had touched the fawn?
(a) The boy.
(b) The father.
(c) The pup.
(d) Paulsen.

13. What is the only thing that Gary initially wanted?
(a) To finish the race.
(b) To win the race.
(c) To see his wife again.
(d) To go home.

14. What is phony about the start of the race?
(a) Both of these.
(b) The race doesn't actually start in Anchorage, it's a publicity stunt.
(c) The race starts later than it is publicized.
(d) Neither of these.

15. Why did Gary stop and turn around?
(a) All of these.
(b) He doesn't really know for sure.
(c) The Race is something that doesn't seem like it can be done.
(d) He doesn't want to finish the race.

Short Answer Questions

1. What nationality was the man who helped Paulsen?

2. What does Gary leave behind at the checkpoint when the rope breaks?

3. How heavy did Fred get?

4. On day eight, what does Paulsen compare crossing the interior of Alaska by dog team to?

5. What did Paulsen mix with the Boyardee to make a stew?

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