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