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