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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. On day nine, what landed beside Paulsen and his team?
(a) A dragon.
(b) A griffin.
(c) A butterfly.
(d) A plane.

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

3. What is the command for the team to go right?
(a) Gee.
(b) Me.
(c) Kaw.
(d) Haw.

4. What does Gary leave behind at the checkpoint when the rope breaks?
(a) His snow hook.
(b) His hat.
(c) His goggles.
(d) His felt lining for his gloves.

5. What is historically a highway through Alaska?
(a) Kuskokwim River
(b) Porcupine River.
(c) Tanana River.
(d) Yukon River.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is phony about the start of the race?

2. Where didn't Storm want to leave when he was retired?

3. What stops the sled?

4. Which dog nearly took Storm's head off in surprise at this action?

5. What did Gary learn from challenging his lead dog's sense of direction?

Short Essay Questions

1. What tradition did Storm start, and what did it come to mean?

2. What does it not seem possible to accomplish and why?

3. Why did Cookie knowingly take the team over an edge for?

4. When did Storm pointedly drop the stick?

5. What was it that Paulsen had feared? Which dog broke that fear and what did he do?

6. Why is there chaos in the first night?

7. When does Gary's friend appear again, and what does he do?

8. What are the hills dotted with that Gary sees on day nine?

9. How cold had it been that week?

10. On day thirteen, what does Paulsen begin to see everywhere?

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