A) People are dying from the flu. B) Telephone lines are frozen. C) Nome is 880 miles from Anchorage D) Many people are sick with diphtheria.
A) dog teams can get through the storm B) the sea is frozen, so no ships can sail there. C) trains can't get over the snowdrifts. 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 hot food Kasson always ate. B) cold food for dogs C) a command for the dogs to start pulling the sled D) a mix of snow and icy water
A) a gun being shot B) the smoothness of glass C) keys on telegraph D) The up and down of a roller coaster
A) the sled kept turning over B) the dogs slipped and skidded C) Kasson couldn't see through the falling snow D) the dogs hurt their paws on the sharp ice
A) Someone fired a gun. B) A runner broke off the sled. C) The sea ice split apart. 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) Balto could not find the trail. C) The team missed the town of Safety. D) The airport was closed.
A) tame and strong B) big and fast C) calm and determined D) friendly and sure-footed
A) He was shaking snow off his head. B) He wanted them to thank Balto, not him. C) He wanted to take care of Balto's paws. D) He was shivering from the cold.
A) had great courage B) was a handsome dog C) was born in New York D) trusted people
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