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