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