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 sea is frozen, so no ships can sail there. B) trains can't get over the snowdrifts. C) dog teams can get through the storm D) the strong winds prevent planes from flying
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 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) keys on telegraph B) a gun being shot C) the smoothness of glass D) The up and down of a roller coaster
A) the sled kept turning over B) the dogs hurt their paws on the sharp ice C) the dogs slipped and skidded D) Kasson couldn't see through the falling snow
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 getting around where the sea ice was breaking up B) by saving Gunnar Kasson from freezing in the snow C) by getting a team of doctors to the rescue train D) by reaching the town of Safety in fourteen hours
A) The team missed the town of Safety. B) Balto could not find the trail. C) The team had to go around the deepest snow. D) The airport was closed.
A) friendly and sure-footed B) tame and strong C) calm and determined D) big and fast
A) He wanted to take care of Balto's paws. B) He wanted them to thank Balto, not him. C) He was shivering from the cold. D) He was shaking snow off his head.
A) trusted people B) had great courage C) was born in New York D) was a handsome dog
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