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