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) trains can't get over the snowdrifts. B) the strong winds prevent planes from flying 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) It was longer than other trips. D) The trail went across a sea of ice.
A) a command for the dogs to start pulling the sled B) cold food for dogs C) a hot food Kasson always ate. D) a mix of snow and icy water
A) The up and down of a roller coaster B) keys on telegraph C) a gun being shot D) the smoothness of glass
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) A runner broke off the sled. B) Someone fired a gun. C) A frozen tree branch broke off in the wind. D) The sea ice split apart.
A) by saving Gunnar Kasson from freezing in the snow B) by reaching the town of Safety in fourteen hours C) by getting around where the sea ice was breaking up 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 missed the town of Safety. D) The team had to go around the deepest snow.
A) tame and strong B) big and fast C) calm and determined D) friendly and sure-footed
A) He wanted to take care of Balto's paws. B) He was shaking snow off his head. C) He was shivering from the cold. D) He wanted them to thank Balto, not him.
A) had great courage B) trusted people C) was a handsome dog D) was born in New York
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