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