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