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