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