1. Only two more checkpoints to this race and Gary is done...What were the last two?

2. Gary made a list of some of the unique names of the northern villages. Kaltag, Koyuk, Unalakleet, Elim, and Shaktoolik. Do a search on the internet to find another city in the United States with the same name. For example, we used weather.com and found out there is a Grand Forks in North America. Make a list of other states or countries that have your city.

3. How long did it take Gary Paulsen to finish this race? Write the time down in days, hours, minutes, and seconds. You might need to search the internet for some archived information on this.

How does his time compare with times in current Iditarod finishes?

4. Gary Paulsen stated that he would be back to run the race again. Did he? If so, what year? Did he place? Did he earn prize money or awards?

5. As a final assignment, use puzzlemaker.com to create a crossword puzzle of clues for your peers. Make sure you follow directions, print out an answer sheet for corrections. Have fun.