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) the sea is frozen, so no ships can sail there. C) the strong winds prevent planes from flying D) dog teams can get through the storm
A) Balto had to guide Kasson and the dogs. B) It was longer than other trips. C) The trail went across a sea of ice. D) Kasson had never made a trip to Nome.
A) a command for the dogs to start pulling the sled B) a mix of snow and icy water C) cold food for dogs 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 hurt their paws on the sharp ice C) the dogs slipped and skidded 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 saving Gunnar Kasson from freezing in the snow C) by getting around where the sea ice was breaking up D) by reaching the town of Safety in fourteen hours
A) The team missed the town of Safety. B) The team had to go around the deepest snow. C) The airport was closed. D) Balto could not find the trail.
A) tame and strong B) calm and determined C) friendly and sure-footed D) big and fast
A) He wanted them to thank Balto, not him. B) He wanted to take care of Balto's paws. C) He was shivering from the cold. D) He was shaking snow off his head.
A) was a handsome dog B) was born in New York C) trusted people D) had great courage
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