A) Many people are sick with diphtheria. B) Nome is 880 miles from Anchorage C) People are dying from the flu. D) Telephone lines are frozen.
A) trains can't get over the snowdrifts. B) dog teams can get through the storm C) the strong winds prevent planes from flying D) the sea is frozen, so no ships can sail there.
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 hot food Kasson always ate. C) a command for the dogs to start pulling the sled D) cold food for dogs
A) the smoothness of glass B) The up and down of a roller coaster C) a gun being shot D) keys on telegraph
A) the dogs slipped and skidded B) the dogs hurt their paws on the sharp ice C) the sled kept turning over D) Kasson couldn't see through the falling snow
A) Someone fired a gun. B) A runner broke off the sled. C) A frozen tree branch broke off in the wind. D) The sea ice split apart.
A) by reaching the town of Safety in fourteen hours B) by getting around where the sea ice was breaking up C) by getting a team of doctors to the rescue train D) by saving Gunnar Kasson from freezing in the snow
A) The team missed the town of Safety. B) The airport was closed. C) Balto could not find the trail. D) The team had to go around the deepest snow.
A) tame and strong B) friendly and sure-footed C) calm and determined D) big and fast
A) He wanted to take care of Balto's paws. B) He wanted them to thank Balto, not him. C) He was shivering from the cold. D) He was shaking snow off his head.
A) was born in New York B) had great courage C) was a handsome dog D) trusted people
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