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