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) 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) It was longer than other trips. C) Kasson had never made a trip to Nome. D) Balto had to guide Kasson and the dogs.
A) cold food for dogs B) a hot food Kasson always ate. C) a mix of snow and icy water D) a command for the dogs to start pulling the sled
A) The up and down of a roller coaster B) keys on telegraph C) a gun being shot D) the smoothness of glass
A) Kasson couldn't see through the falling snow B) the sled kept turning over C) the dogs slipped and skidded D) the dogs hurt their paws on the sharp ice
A) A runner broke off the sled. B) Someone fired a gun. C) A frozen tree branch broke off in the wind. D) The sea ice split apart.
A) by getting around where the sea ice was breaking up B) by saving Gunnar Kasson from freezing in the snow C) by getting a team of doctors to the rescue train D) by reaching the town of Safety in fourteen hours
A) The team missed the town of Safety. B) The team had to go around the deepest snow. C) The airport was closed. D) Balto could not find the trail.
A) tame and strong B) big and fast C) friendly and sure-footed D) calm and determined
A) He wanted them to thank Balto, not him. B) He was shivering from the cold. C) He was shaking snow off his head. D) He wanted to take care of Balto's paws.
A) had great courage B) was a handsome dog C) trusted people D) was born in New York
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