A) Telephone lines are frozen. B) Many people are sick with diphtheria. C) People are dying from the flu. 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) It was longer than other trips. B) The trail went across a sea of ice. C) Kasson had never made a trip to Nome. D) Balto had to guide Kasson and the dogs.
A) cold food for dogs B) a command for the dogs to start pulling the sled C) a mix of snow and icy water D) a hot food Kasson always ate.
A) the smoothness of glass B) a gun being shot C) keys on telegraph D) The up and down of a roller coaster
A) the dogs slipped and skidded B) the dogs hurt their paws on the sharp ice C) the sled kept turning over D) Kasson couldn't see through the falling snow
A) A runner broke off the sled. B) The sea ice split apart. C) A frozen tree branch broke off in the wind. D) Someone fired a gun.
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) The team had to go around the deepest snow. B) Balto could not find the trail. C) The team missed the town of Safety. D) The airport was closed.
A) tame and strong B) friendly and sure-footed C) calm and determined 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) was a handsome dog C) trusted people D) had great courage
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