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