A) Telephone lines are frozen. B) Many people are sick with diphtheria. C) Nome is 880 miles from Anchorage D) People are dying from the flu.
A) the sea is frozen, so no ships can sail there. B) trains can't get over the snowdrifts. C) the strong winds prevent planes from flying D) dog teams can get through the storm
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 hot food Kasson always ate. C) a command for the dogs to start pulling the sled D) a mix of snow and icy water
A) keys on telegraph B) a gun being shot C) The up and down of a roller coaster D) the smoothness of glass
A) the dogs hurt their paws on the sharp ice B) Kasson couldn't see through the falling snow C) the sled kept turning over D) the dogs slipped and skidded
A) The sea ice split apart. B) Someone fired a gun. C) A runner broke off the sled. D) A frozen tree branch broke off in the wind.
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 missed the town of Safety. C) The team had to go around the deepest snow. D) Balto could not find the trail.
A) big and fast B) friendly and sure-footed C) tame and strong D) calm and determined
A) He wanted to take care of Balto's paws. B) He was shivering from the cold. C) He was shaking snow off his head. D) He wanted them to thank Balto, not him.
A) was born in New York B) trusted people C) was a handsome dog D) had great courage
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