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