A) Many people are sick with diphtheria. B) People are dying from the flu. C) Nome is 880 miles from Anchorage D) Telephone lines are frozen.
A) the strong winds prevent planes from flying B) trains can't get over the snowdrifts. C) dog teams can get through the storm D) the sea is frozen, so no ships can sail there.
A) The trail went across a sea of ice. B) It was longer than other trips. C) Balto had to guide Kasson and the dogs. 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 up and down of a roller coaster B) keys on telegraph C) the smoothness of glass D) a gun being shot
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) Someone fired a gun. B) A runner broke off the sled. C) The sea ice split apart. D) A frozen tree branch broke off in the wind.
A) by getting around where the sea ice was breaking up B) by getting a team of doctors to the rescue train C) by reaching the town of Safety in fourteen hours D) by saving Gunnar Kasson from freezing in the snow
A) The team missed the town of Safety. B) Balto could not find the trail. C) The airport was closed. D) The team had to go around the deepest snow.
A) calm and determined B) friendly and sure-footed C) tame and strong 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 shaking snow off his head. D) He was shivering from the cold.
A) was born in New York B) trusted people C) was a handsome dog D) had great courage
|