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) trains can't get over the snowdrifts. D) the strong winds prevent planes from flying
A) The trail went across a sea of ice. B) It was longer than other trips. 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 command for the dogs to start pulling the sled C) a hot food Kasson always ate. D) a mix of snow and icy water
A) the smoothness of glass B) a gun being shot C) The up and down of a roller coaster 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 runner broke off the sled. B) Someone fired a gun. C) The sea ice split apart. D) A frozen tree branch broke off in the wind.
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) Balto could not find the trail. B) The team had to go around the deepest snow. C) The team missed the town of Safety. D) The airport was closed.
A) calm and determined B) friendly and sure-footed C) big and fast D) tame and strong
A) He wanted them to thank Balto, not him. B) He wanted to take care of Balto's paws. C) He was shivering from the cold. D) He was shaking snow off his head.
A) was born in New York B) trusted people C) had great courage D) was a handsome dog
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