A) Telephone lines are frozen. B) Many people are sick with diphtheria. C) Nome is 880 miles from Anchorage D) People are dying from the flu.
A) the strong winds prevent planes from flying B) trains can't get over the snowdrifts. C) the sea is frozen, so no ships can sail there. D) dog teams can get through the storm
A) The trail went across a sea of ice. B) Balto had to guide Kasson and the dogs. C) Kasson had never made a trip to Nome. D) It was longer than other trips.
A) a mix of snow and icy water B) a hot food Kasson always ate. C) cold food for dogs D) a command for the dogs to start pulling the sled
A) the smoothness of glass B) keys on telegraph 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) Someone fired a gun. B) The sea ice split apart. C) A frozen tree branch broke off in the wind. D) A runner broke off the sled.
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 team missed the town of Safety. B) Balto could not find the trail. C) The team had to go around the deepest snow. D) The airport was closed.
A) big and fast B) tame and strong C) calm and determined D) friendly and sure-footed
A) He wanted to take care of Balto's paws. B) He was shaking snow off his head. C) He wanted them to thank Balto, not him. D) He was shivering from the cold.
A) trusted people B) was born in New York C) had great courage D) was a handsome dog
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