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