A) Nome is 880 miles from Anchorage B) Many people are sick with diphtheria. C) People are dying from the flu. D) Telephone lines are frozen.
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) Kasson had never made a trip to Nome. B) It was longer than other trips. C) The trail went across a sea of ice. D) Balto had to guide Kasson and the dogs.
A) cold food for dogs B) a mix of snow and icy water C) a command for the dogs to start pulling the sled D) a hot food Kasson always ate.
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 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) A runner broke off the sled. B) A frozen tree branch broke off in the wind. C) Someone fired a gun. D) The sea ice split apart.
A) by reaching the town of Safety in fourteen hours B) by saving Gunnar Kasson from freezing in the snow C) by getting a team of doctors to the rescue train D) by getting around where the sea ice was breaking up
A) The team had to go around the deepest snow. B) The team missed the town of Safety. C) The airport was closed. D) Balto could not find the trail.
A) friendly and sure-footed B) calm and determined C) tame and strong D) big and fast
A) He wanted them to thank Balto, not him. B) He was shaking snow off his head. C) He was shivering from the cold. D) He wanted to take care of Balto's paws.
A) had great courage B) was a handsome dog C) trusted people D) was born in New York
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