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