A) Telephone lines are frozen. B) People are dying from the flu. C) Nome is 880 miles from Anchorage D) Many people are sick with diphtheria.
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) It was longer than other trips. B) Balto had to guide Kasson and the dogs. 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 command for the dogs to start pulling the sled C) cold food for dogs D) a mix of snow and icy water
A) a gun being shot B) keys on telegraph C) The up and down of a roller coaster D) the smoothness of glass
A) Kasson couldn't see through the falling snow B) the dogs slipped and skidded C) the sled kept turning over 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 saving Gunnar Kasson from freezing in the snow B) by getting a team of doctors to the rescue train C) by reaching the town of Safety in fourteen hours D) by getting around where the sea ice was breaking up
A) The airport was closed. B) Balto could not find the trail. C) The team had to go around the deepest snow. D) The team missed the town of Safety.
A) calm and determined B) tame and strong C) big and fast D) friendly and sure-footed
A) He wanted them to thank Balto, not him. B) He was shivering from the cold. C) He wanted to take care of Balto's paws. D) He was shaking snow off his head.
A) trusted people B) was a handsome dog C) was born in New York D) had great courage
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