A) Nome is 880 miles from Anchorage B) People are dying from the flu. C) Telephone lines are frozen. D) Many people are sick with diphtheria.
A) the sea is frozen, so no ships can sail there. B) dog teams can get through the storm C) the strong winds prevent planes from flying D) trains can't get over the snowdrifts.
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 hot food Kasson always ate. B) a mix of snow and icy water C) cold food for dogs D) a command for the dogs to start pulling the sled
A) a gun being shot B) keys on telegraph C) the smoothness of glass D) The up and down of a roller coaster
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) A frozen tree branch broke off in the wind. B) Someone fired a gun. C) A runner broke off the sled. D) The sea ice split apart.
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 airport was closed. B) The team missed the town of Safety. C) Balto could not find the trail. D) The team had to go around the deepest snow.
A) tame and strong B) big and fast C) calm and determined D) friendly and sure-footed
A) He wanted to take care of Balto's paws. B) He wanted them to thank Balto, not him. C) He was shaking snow off his head. D) He was shivering from the cold.
A) was born in New York B) was a handsome dog C) had great courage D) trusted people
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