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