A) telegraph B) drifts C) guided D) survived
A) splinters B) telegraph C) tripped D) temperature
A) drifts B) guided C) earned D) trail
A) telegraph B) temperature C) guided D) splinters
A) Drifts B) Splinters C) Trail D) Guided
A) guided B) telegraph C) trail D) temperature
A) Nome is 880 miles from Anchorage B) Many people are sick with diphtheria. C) People are dying from the flu. D) Telephone lines are frozen.
A) dog teams can get through the storm B) trains can't get over the snowdrifts. C) the strong winds prevent planes from flying D) the sea is frozen, so no ships can sail there.
A) The trail went across a sea of ice. B) It was longer than other trips. C) Kasson had never made a trip to Nome. D) Balto had to guide Kasson and the dogs.
A) a mix of snow and icy water B) cold food for dogs C) a hot food Kasson always ate. D) a command for the dogs to start pulling the sled
A) a gun being shot B) keys on telegraph C) The up and down of a roller coaster D) the smoothness of glass
A) the sled kept turning over B) Kasson couldn't see through the falling snow C) the dogs hurt their paws on the sharp ice D) the dogs slipped and skidded
A) A runner broke off the sled. B) The sea ice split apart. C) Someone fired a gun. D) A frozen tree branch broke off in the wind.
A) by saving Gunnar Kasson from freezing in the snow B) by getting a team of doctors to the rescue train C) by getting around where the sea ice was breaking up D) by reaching the town of Safety in fourteen hours
A) The team had to go around the deepest snow. B) The team missed the town of Safety. C) The airport was closed. D) Balto could not find the trail.
A) big and fast B) friendly and sure-footed C) tame and strong D) calm and determined
A) He was shivering from the cold. B) He wanted them to thank Balto, not him. C) He wanted to take care of Balto's paws. D) He was shaking snow off his head.
A) trusted people B) had great courage C) was born in New York D) was a handsome dog |