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) the strong winds prevent planes from flying B) the sea is frozen, so no ships can sail there. C) trains can't get over the snowdrifts. D) dog teams can get through the storm
A) Balto had to guide Kasson and the dogs. B) The trail went across a sea of ice. C) It was longer than other trips. D) Kasson had never made a trip to Nome.
A) a mix of snow and icy water B) a command for the dogs to start pulling the sled C) a hot food Kasson always ate. D) cold food for dogs
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) Kasson couldn't see through the falling snow D) the dogs slipped and skidded
A) A frozen tree branch broke off in the wind. B) The sea ice split apart. C) A runner broke off the sled. D) Someone fired a gun.
A) by getting around where the sea ice was breaking up B) by saving Gunnar Kasson from freezing in the snow C) by reaching the town of Safety in fourteen hours D) by getting a team of doctors to the rescue train
A) Balto could not find the trail. B) The airport was closed. C) The team missed the town of Safety. D) The team had to go around the deepest snow.
A) big and fast B) friendly and sure-footed C) calm and determined D) tame and strong
A) He wanted them to thank Balto, not him. B) He was shivering from the cold. C) He was shaking snow off his head. D) He wanted to take care of Balto's paws.
A) trusted people B) was born in New York C) had great courage D) was a handsome dog
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