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