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