A) Nome is 880 miles from Anchorage B) Many people are sick with diphtheria. C) Telephone lines are frozen. D) People are dying from the flu.
A) dog teams can get through the storm B) the sea is frozen, so no ships can sail there. C) the strong winds prevent planes from flying D) trains can't get over the snowdrifts.
A) Kasson had never made a trip to Nome. B) It was longer than other trips. C) The trail went across a sea of ice. D) Balto had to guide Kasson and the dogs.
A) cold food for dogs B) a hot food Kasson always ate. C) a mix of snow and icy water D) a command for the dogs to start pulling the sled
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) A frozen tree branch broke off in the wind. C) The sea ice split apart. 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 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) friendly and sure-footed B) calm and determined C) big and fast D) tame and strong
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) was born in New York B) was a handsome dog C) had great courage D) trusted people
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