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 sea is frozen, so no ships can sail there. B) trains can't get over the snowdrifts. C) the strong winds prevent planes from flying D) dog teams can get through the storm
A) Kasson had never made a trip to Nome. B) Balto had to guide Kasson and the dogs. C) It was longer than other trips. D) The trail went across a sea of ice.
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) keys on telegraph B) The up and down of a roller coaster C) the smoothness of glass D) a gun being shot
A) the dogs slipped and skidded B) Kasson couldn't see through the falling snow C) the sled kept turning over D) the dogs hurt their paws on the sharp ice
A) Someone fired a gun. B) The sea ice split apart. C) A frozen tree branch broke off in the wind. D) A runner broke off the sled.
A) by getting around where the sea ice was breaking up B) by saving Gunnar Kasson from freezing in the snow C) by reaching the town of Safety in fourteen hours D) by getting a team of doctors to the rescue train
A) The airport was closed. B) The team had to go around the deepest snow. C) Balto could not find the trail. D) The team missed the town of Safety.
A) tame and strong B) friendly and sure-footed C) calm and determined D) big and fast
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) trusted people B) had great courage C) was a handsome dog D) was born in New York
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