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