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