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