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