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