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