Woodsong - The Race - Days 7 - 17
1. On Day 7 a man gives Paulsen __________ .
a) sodas
b) booties
c) a parka
d) advice
2. The sodas freeze, burst, and thaw out ____________ .
a) on the meat
b) on the change of clothing
c) on the dog's booties
3. On Day 7 while traveling through the middle of Alaska the land is _____________ .
a) thick forests
b) wide open lakes
c) tundra
4. On Day 8 Wilson begins ____________ .
a) coughing
b) falling asleep while running
c) bleeding
5. One musher told Paulsen that ____________ .
a) twice someone passed him in the dark looking for Willy
b) only 6 runners were ahead of him
c) he had steak he would share
6. One man in a plane stops to _____________ .
a) get information for the newspaper
b) take pictures
c) breed his wolf
7. One of Paulsen's dogs would only eat ____________ ,
a) liver
b) lamb
c) pork
d) Paulsen's food
8. Paulsen had to eat ____________ .
a) dog food
b) butter
c) moose
d) fish
9. It turns so cold that Paulsen __________ to keep warm.
a) builds a fire on the sled
b) runs
c) curls up with the dogs
10. The end of the river run is marked by __________ .
a) a log cabin
b) a graveyard
c) a forest
d) a checkpoint
11. On Day 12 Paulsen rests ___________ .
a) in the deep woods
b) outside of an Eskimo village
c) by a river
d) in the home of an Eskimo
12. When Paulsen has 4 days to go ____________ .
a) Paulsen gets a ride to the end of the race
b) Paulsen gives up
c) the race ends
13. Norton Sound is _______________ .
a) an easy run
b) a dangerous place
14. On Day 16 Paulsen runs ______________ .
a) across the frozen ice
b) along the edge of the beach
c) by many villages
d) through the Burn
15. When Paulsen is close to the finish line he __________ .
a) doesn't want the race to end
b) runs hard towards the finish line
16. Seeing __________ encouraged Paulsen to finish the race.
a) other dog teams
b) the mayor of Nome
c) his wife
----------Key----------
1. (a)
2. (c)
3. (c)
4. (b)
5. (a)
6. (c)
7. (d)
8. (b)
9. (b)
10. (b)
11. (d)
12. (c)
13. (b)
14. (b)
15. (a)
16. (c)