A) Many people are sick with diphtheria. B) People are dying from the flu. C) Nome is 880 miles from Anchorage D) Telephone lines are frozen.
A) the sea is frozen, so no ships can sail there. B) the strong winds prevent planes from flying C) dog teams can get through the storm D) trains can't get over the snowdrifts.
A) Balto had to guide Kasson and the dogs. B) It was longer than other trips. C) The trail went across a sea of ice. D) Kasson had never made a trip to Nome.
A) a mix of snow and icy water B) cold food for dogs C) a command for the dogs to start pulling the sled D) a hot food Kasson always ate.
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) the sled kept turning over C) Kasson couldn't see through the falling snow D) the dogs hurt their paws on the sharp ice
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 around where the sea ice was breaking up B) by reaching the town of Safety in fourteen hours C) by getting a team of doctors to the rescue train D) by saving Gunnar Kasson from freezing in the snow
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) calm and determined B) big and fast C) tame and strong D) friendly and sure-footed
A) He wanted to take care of Balto's paws. B) He wanted them to thank Balto, not him. C) He was shaking snow off his head. D) He was shivering from the cold.
A) was a handsome dog B) trusted people C) was born in New York D) had great courage
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