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