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