A) Nome is 880 miles from Anchorage B) Telephone lines are frozen. C) Many people are sick with diphtheria. D) People are dying from the flu.
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) a gun being shot B) the smoothness of glass C) keys on telegraph D) The up and down of a roller coaster
A) Kasson couldn't see through the falling snow B) the dogs slipped and skidded C) the sled kept turning over D) the dogs hurt their paws on the sharp ice
A) The sea ice split apart. B) Someone fired a gun. C) A runner broke off the sled. D) A frozen tree branch broke off in the wind.
A) by reaching the town of Safety in fourteen hours B) by getting around where the sea ice was breaking up C) by saving Gunnar Kasson from freezing in the snow 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 airport was closed. D) The team had to go around the deepest snow.
A) friendly and sure-footed B) tame and strong C) big and fast D) calm and determined
A) He was shaking snow off his head. B) He was shivering from the cold. C) He wanted to take care of Balto's paws. D) He wanted them to thank Balto, not him.
A) had great courage B) was a handsome dog C) was born in New York D) trusted people
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