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