A) Telephone lines are frozen. B) Many people are sick with diphtheria. C) People are dying from the flu. D) Nome is 880 miles from Anchorage
A) the strong winds prevent planes from flying B) the sea is frozen, so no ships can sail there. C) dog teams can get through the storm D) trains can't get over the snowdrifts.
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 mix of snow and icy water D) a command for the dogs to start pulling the sled
A) a gun being shot B) the smoothness of glass C) keys on telegraph D) The up and down of a roller coaster
A) the dogs slipped and skidded B) Kasson couldn't see through the falling snow C) the sled kept turning over D) the dogs hurt their paws on the sharp ice
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 saving Gunnar Kasson from freezing in the snow B) by getting a team of doctors to the rescue train C) by getting around where the sea ice was breaking up D) by reaching the town of Safety in fourteen hours
A) The airport was closed. B) Balto could not find the trail. C) The team had to go around the deepest snow. D) The team missed the town of Safety.
A) calm and determined B) tame and strong C) big and fast D) friendly and sure-footed
A) He was shaking snow off his head. B) He was shivering from the cold. C) He wanted to take care of Balto's paws. D) He wanted them to thank Balto, not him.
A) was a handsome dog B) was born in New York C) had great courage D) trusted people
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