A) Telephone lines are frozen. B) People are dying from the flu. C) Many people are sick with diphtheria. D) Nome is 880 miles from Anchorage
A) dog teams can get through the storm B) trains can't get over the snowdrifts. C) the strong winds prevent planes from flying D) the sea is frozen, so no ships can sail there.
A) Kasson had never made a trip to Nome. B) It was longer than other trips. C) The trail went across a sea of ice. D) Balto had to guide Kasson and the dogs.
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 smoothness of glass C) a gun being shot D) The up and down of a roller coaster
A) the sled kept turning over B) the dogs hurt their paws on the sharp ice C) the dogs slipped and skidded D) Kasson couldn't see through the falling snow
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 getting around where the sea ice was breaking up C) by reaching the town of Safety in fourteen hours D) by getting a team of doctors to the rescue train
A) The airport was closed. B) The team had to go around the deepest snow. C) Balto could not find the trail. D) The team missed the town of Safety.
A) tame and strong B) calm and determined C) big and fast D) friendly and sure-footed
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 a handsome dog B) trusted people C) was born in New York D) had great courage
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