Woodsong - The Race - Days 1 - 6

1. Beginning the race in Anchorage is ________________ .
a) done on only even years
b) for television, to give Anchorage publicity
c) the hardest part of the race

2. The real race ___________ .
a) begins in Nome
b) begins 30 miles out of town
c) begins the next day

3. On the first day the race is stopped by __________ .
a) a snowmobile
b) a fallen tree
c) a moose
d) a pack of wolves

4. When Wilson takes a wrong turn ___________ .
a) 27 teams follow
b) Paulsen ends back on the correct trail by some miracle
c) Paulsen ends up in a small town

5. Much time is spent _____________ .
a) taking care of the dogs
b) eating
c) sleeping

6. On Day 2 Paulsen reaches __________ .
a) the end of the race
b) Dawson
c) the first checkpoint

7. Paulsen hallucinates thinking that ___________ .
a) there is a bear chasing him
b) the dogs are on fire
c) they have finished the race

8. On Day 3 Paulsen realizes __________ .
a) he could win the race
b) his team is slow
c) he is not going to finish the race

9. On the fourth day Paulsen must ____________ .
a) climb all day
b) go down the gorge
c) stop frequently to rest the dogs

10. At Rhone River ______________ .
a) Paulsen takes a wrong turn
b) Paulsen must take a mandatory 24 hour layover
c) Paulsen hits his head
d) Wilson is injured

11. Many _______ are passed around camp.
a) stories of past races
b) folk tales
c) rumors

12. On Day 6 Paulsen passes ________ .
a) an area that was burned by a forest fire
b) a steep gorge
c) a pass between two mountains

13. Paulsen has a hard time ________ .
a) telling real from hallucinations
b) helping the other musher

14. When Wilson becomes lost for the second time he is helped by _______ .
a) another musher
b) the Eskimo man
c) a family in a nearby cabin



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1. (b)
2. (b)
3. (c)
4. (a)
5. (a)
6. (c)
7. (b)
8. (b)
9. (b)
10. (b)
11. (c)
12. (a)
13. (a)
14. (b)