A) Telephone lines are frozen. B) Nome is 880 miles from Anchorage C) People are dying from the flu. D) Many people are sick with diphtheria.
A) trains can't get over the snowdrifts. B) the strong winds prevent planes from flying C) dog teams can get through the storm D) the sea is frozen, so no ships can sail there.
A) Kasson had never made a trip to Nome. B) Balto had to guide Kasson and the dogs. C) The trail went across a sea of ice. D) It was longer than other trips.
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) keys on telegraph B) The up and down of a roller coaster C) a gun being shot D) the smoothness of glass
A) the dogs slipped and skidded B) Kasson couldn't see through the falling snow C) the sled kept turning over D) the dogs hurt their paws on the sharp ice
A) Someone fired a gun. B) A runner broke off the sled. C) A frozen tree branch broke off in the wind. D) The sea ice split apart.
A) by getting a team of doctors to the rescue train B) by getting around where the sea ice was breaking up C) by saving Gunnar Kasson from freezing in the snow D) by reaching the town of Safety in fourteen hours
A) Balto could not find the trail. B) The team missed the town of Safety. C) The team had to go around the deepest snow. D) The airport was closed.
A) big and fast B) tame and strong C) friendly and sure-footed 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) had great courage B) was born in New York C) trusted people D) was a handsome dog
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