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