A) Many people are sick with diphtheria. B) People are dying from the flu. C) Telephone lines are frozen. D) Nome is 880 miles from Anchorage
A) dog teams can get through the storm B) the sea is frozen, so no ships can sail there. 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) The trail went across a sea of ice. C) Balto had to guide Kasson and the dogs. D) It was longer than other trips.
A) a hot food Kasson always ate. B) a command for the dogs to start pulling the sled C) cold food for dogs D) a mix of snow and icy water
A) keys on telegraph B) a gun being shot C) the smoothness of glass D) The up and down of a roller coaster
A) the dogs hurt their paws on the sharp ice B) the sled kept turning over C) the dogs slipped and skidded D) Kasson couldn't see through the falling snow
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 around where the sea ice was breaking up B) by getting a team of doctors to the rescue train C) by saving Gunnar Kasson from freezing in the snow D) by reaching the town of Safety in fourteen hours
A) The team missed the town of Safety. B) Balto could not find the trail. C) The team had to go around the deepest snow. D) The airport was closed.
A) tame and strong B) friendly and sure-footed C) big and fast D) calm and determined
A) He was shivering from the cold. B) He was shaking snow off his head. C) He wanted them to thank Balto, not him. D) He wanted to take care of Balto's paws.
A) was a handsome dog B) had great courage C) was born in New York D) trusted people
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