A) Telephone lines are frozen. B) Many people are sick with diphtheria. C) Nome is 880 miles from Anchorage D) People are dying from the flu.
A) the sea is frozen, so no ships can sail there. B) trains can't get over the snowdrifts. C) dog teams can get through the storm D) the strong winds prevent planes from flying
A) It was longer than other trips. B) Balto had to guide Kasson and the dogs. 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 mix of snow and icy water C) cold food for dogs D) a hot food Kasson always ate.
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 dogs slipped and skidded B) Kasson couldn't see through the falling snow C) the sled kept turning over D) the dogs hurt their paws on the sharp ice
A) A frozen tree branch broke off in the wind. B) Someone fired a gun. C) A runner broke off the sled. D) The sea ice split apart.
A) by reaching the town of Safety in fourteen hours B) by saving Gunnar Kasson from freezing in the snow C) by getting a team of doctors to the rescue train D) by getting around where the sea ice was breaking up
A) The team missed the town of Safety. B) Balto could not find the trail. C) The airport was closed. D) The team had to go around the deepest snow.
A) friendly and sure-footed B) calm and determined C) big and fast D) tame and strong
A) He was shivering from the cold. B) He was shaking snow off his head. C) He wanted to take care of Balto's paws. D) He wanted them to thank Balto, not him.
A) had great courage B) was born in New York C) trusted people D) was a handsome dog
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