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