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) 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) The trail went across a sea of ice. B) It was longer than other trips. C) Balto had to guide Kasson and the dogs. D) Kasson had never made a trip to Nome.
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) keys on telegraph C) The up and down of a roller coaster D) a gun being shot
A) the sled kept turning over B) the dogs slipped and skidded C) Kasson couldn't see through the falling snow D) the dogs hurt their paws on the sharp ice
A) Someone fired a gun. B) A runner broke off the sled. C) A frozen tree branch broke off in the wind. D) The sea ice split apart.
A) by reaching the town of Safety in fourteen hours B) by getting around where the sea ice was breaking up C) by getting a team of doctors to the rescue train D) by saving Gunnar Kasson from freezing in the snow
A) The team missed the town of Safety. B) Balto could not find the trail. C) The team had to go around the deepest snow. D) The airport was closed.
A) calm and determined B) tame and strong C) friendly and sure-footed D) big and fast
A) He was shivering from the cold. B) He wanted to take care of Balto's paws. C) He was shaking snow off his head. D) He wanted them to thank Balto, not him.
A) had great courage B) trusted people C) was born in New York D) was a handsome dog
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