A) Many people are sick with diphtheria. B) People are dying from the flu. C) Telephone lines are frozen. D) Nome is 880 miles from Anchorage
A) the strong winds prevent planes from flying B) trains can't get over the snowdrifts. C) the sea is frozen, so no ships can sail there. D) dog teams can get through the storm
A) Kasson had never made a trip to Nome. B) The trail went across a sea of ice. C) Balto had to guide Kasson and the dogs. D) It was longer than other trips.
A) a command for the dogs to start pulling the sled B) a hot food Kasson always ate. C) a mix of snow and icy water D) cold food for dogs
A) keys on telegraph B) a gun being shot C) the smoothness of glass 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 reaching the town of Safety in fourteen hours C) by saving Gunnar Kasson from freezing in the snow 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) The team had to go around the deepest snow. D) Balto could not find the trail.
A) tame and strong B) friendly and sure-footed C) calm and determined D) big and fast
A) He was shivering from the cold. B) He was shaking snow off his head. C) He wanted to take care of Balto's paws. D) He wanted them to thank Balto, not him.
A) was born in New York B) trusted people C) was a handsome dog D) had great courage
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