A) People are dying from the flu. B) Telephone lines are frozen. C) Nome is 880 miles from Anchorage D) Many people are sick with diphtheria.
A) trains can't get over the snowdrifts. B) the strong winds prevent planes from flying 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) 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) a command for the dogs to start pulling the sled B) a mix of snow and icy water C) a hot food Kasson always ate. D) cold food for dogs
A) keys on telegraph B) a gun being shot C) The up and down of a roller coaster D) the smoothness of glass
A) the dogs hurt their paws on the sharp ice B) the dogs slipped and skidded C) the sled kept turning over D) Kasson couldn't see through the falling snow
A) The sea ice split apart. B) A runner broke off the sled. C) Someone fired a gun. D) A frozen tree branch broke off in the wind.
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 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) calm and determined C) big and fast D) friendly and sure-footed
A) He was shivering from the cold. B) He wanted them to thank Balto, not him. C) He was shaking snow off his head. D) He wanted to take care of Balto's paws.
A) had great courage B) trusted people C) was born in New York D) was a handsome dog
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