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