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) trains can't get over the snowdrifts. B) the strong winds prevent planes from flying C) dog teams can get through the storm D) the sea is frozen, so no ships can sail there.
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 hot food Kasson always ate. B) a mix of snow and icy water C) cold food for dogs D) a command for the dogs to start pulling the sled
A) the smoothness of glass B) The up and down of a roller coaster C) a gun being shot D) keys on telegraph
A) the sled kept turning over B) the dogs hurt their paws on the sharp ice C) Kasson couldn't see through the falling snow D) the dogs slipped and skidded
A) The sea ice split apart. B) Someone fired a gun. C) A frozen tree branch broke off in the wind. D) A runner broke off the sled.
A) by saving Gunnar Kasson from freezing in the snow B) by reaching the town of Safety in fourteen hours C) by getting around where the sea ice was breaking up D) by getting a team of doctors to the rescue train
A) The airport was closed. B) Balto could not find the trail. 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 was shivering from the cold. B) He was shaking snow off his head. C) He wanted them to thank Balto, not him. D) He wanted to take care of Balto's paws.
A) trusted people B) was a handsome dog C) was born in New York D) had great courage
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