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