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