| A | B |
| What other Book Bowl book is an autobiography? | Small Steps is the other Book Bowl book that is an _____________? |
| Cookie | Lead dog, Iditarod, saved Gary when he fell through ice. |
| Snowball | He and Gary explored the Phillippines together hit by a truck. |
| Ike | Twin Forks, Minnesota, loved to hunt, returned to his owner who was hurt in the Korean War even thought he could no longer hunt. |
| Dirk | Acted as Gary's body guard in exchange for food, he and Gary share hamburger, peanut butter and crackers, ended up living on a farm with Olaf. |
| Happy | bully who chased Gary and stole his money |
| Rex | Collie, always dirty, watched over farm animals and farmer's daughters. |
| Caesar | Huge Great Dane, brokenhearted when owner left him, would sell his soul for a hot dog, played "get the kitty" with Gary. |
| Fred | Mutt, named after friend who had died of cancer, destroys everything in pursuit of food, becomes friends with Gary's pig. |
| electric fence | Gary installs to keep Fred and Pig away from vegetable garden. |
| Quincy | Sled dog, jumped through the drive through window of Dairy Queen, saved Gary's wife from bear. |
| Josh | Border Collie, herded ducks until one died. |
| Book is dedicated to this dog. | Cookie |
| The first dog | Snowball |
| A good friend | Ike |
| The protector | Dirk |
| The farm dog | Rex |
| The giant | Caesar |
| Wild dog of the Alaskan north | Quincy |
| The smartest dog in the world | Josh |
| Gary's parents | alcoholics |
| Iditarod Sled Dog Race | Gary is preparing/training for this during much of the book. |
| author of My Life in Dog Years | Gary Paulsen |
| Which other Book Bowl book is written by Gary Paulsen? | Hatchet is another Book Bowl book written by... |
| Building stairs earned this. | Gary earned a salmon dinner by building this. |