Akiak

Akiak was ___________ and never rested.

• alert

• courageous

• brave

Akiak was _________ because she ran the Iditarod trail by herself.

• alert

• cautious

• courageous

Akiak could not race because her foot was __________ with ice.

• gusted

• jammed

• hurt

Why did the volunteers think Akiak would follow the race trail?

• they saw her footprints in that direction

• because she was an experienced sled dog

• they just randomly guessed

When Akiak ran into the community hall how did she escape?

• she snuck out

• someone opened the back door

• all the lights turned out

When Akiak was starving and thirsty how did she survive?

• drank water from the cracked ice

• ate leftover food

• both of these answers

The volunteers chanced in what way throughout the story?

• They stopped trying to catch her and started cheering her on.

• They used to like Akiak and now they hated her.

• They started out supporting her and then they tried to stop her.

At the end of the book:

• Akiak's team won the race

• she died

• they lost the race

Why did the team leave Akiak behind?

• Akiak refused to listen to Mick.

• Akiak was injured.

• Akiak was having puppies and couldn't go on.

• Akiak was too old to run.

Why did the volunteers believe that Akiak followed the race trial?

• There was a trail of her footprints.

• They just guessed.

• They saw her on the radar.

• She was an experienced dog and that is what they do.