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