A) People are dying from the flu. B) Telephone lines are frozen. C) Many people are sick with diphtheria. D) Nome is 880 miles from Anchorage
A) the sea is frozen, so no ships can sail there. B) dog teams can get through the storm C) trains can't get over the snowdrifts. D) the strong winds prevent planes from flying
A) The trail went across a sea of ice. B) It was longer than other trips. C) Kasson had never made a trip to Nome. D) Balto had to guide Kasson and the dogs.
A) a hot food Kasson always ate. B) cold food for dogs C) a command for the dogs to start pulling the sled D) a mix of snow and icy water
A) keys on telegraph B) the smoothness of glass C) a gun being shot D) The up and down of a roller coaster
A) Kasson couldn't see through the falling snow B) the dogs slipped and skidded 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 getting a team of doctors to the rescue train B) by saving Gunnar Kasson from freezing in the snow 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) The team missed the town of Safety. C) Balto could not find the trail. 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 was shaking snow off his head. C) He wanted to take care of Balto's paws. D) He was shivering from the cold.
A) trusted people B) had great courage C) was a handsome dog D) was born in New York
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