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