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) trains can't get over the snowdrifts. B) dog teams can get through the storm C) the sea is frozen, so no ships can sail there. D) the strong winds prevent planes from flying
A) It was longer than other trips. B) The trail went across a sea of ice. C) Kasson had never made a trip to Nome. D) Balto had to guide Kasson and the dogs.
A) cold food for dogs B) a hot food Kasson always ate. C) a mix of snow and icy water D) a command for the dogs to start pulling the sled
A) a gun being shot B) The up and down of a roller coaster C) the smoothness of glass D) keys on telegraph
A) the sled kept turning over B) the dogs hurt their paws on the sharp ice C) the dogs slipped and skidded D) Kasson couldn't see through the falling snow
A) A frozen tree branch broke off in the wind. B) The sea ice split apart. C) A runner broke off the sled. D) Someone fired a gun.
A) by getting around where the sea ice was breaking up B) by reaching the town of Safety in fourteen hours C) by saving Gunnar Kasson from freezing in the snow D) by getting a team of doctors to the rescue train
A) The airport was closed. B) The team had to go around the deepest snow. C) The team missed the town of Safety. D) Balto could not find the trail.
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) trusted people B) was a handsome dog C) was born in New York D) had great courage
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