A) Many people are sick with diphtheria. B) Telephone lines are frozen. C) Nome is 880 miles from Anchorage D) People are dying from the flu.
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) Kasson had never made a trip to Nome. B) The trail went across a sea of ice. C) It was longer than other trips. D) Balto had to guide Kasson and the dogs.
A) a hot food Kasson always ate. B) a command for the dogs to start pulling the sled C) cold food for dogs D) a mix of snow and icy water
A) The up and down of a roller coaster B) the smoothness of glass C) a gun being shot D) keys on telegraph
A) the dogs slipped and skidded B) Kasson couldn't see through the falling snow C) the dogs hurt their paws on the sharp ice D) the sled kept turning over
A) A frozen tree branch broke off in the wind. B) Someone fired a gun. C) A runner broke off the sled. D) The sea ice split apart.
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) The team had to go around the deepest snow. B) The team missed the town of Safety. C) Balto could not find the trail. D) The airport was closed.
A) calm and determined B) big and fast C) friendly and sure-footed D) tame and strong
A) He wanted them to thank Balto, not him. B) He was shaking snow off his head. C) He wanted to take care of Balto's paws. D) He was shivering from the cold.
A) was born in New York B) had great courage C) trusted people D) was a handsome dog
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