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