A) Many people are sick with diphtheria. B) Telephone lines are frozen. C) Nome is 880 miles from Anchorage D) People are dying from the flu.
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) 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 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 smoothness of glass B) keys on telegraph C) The up and down of a roller coaster D) a gun being shot
A) Kasson couldn't see through the falling snow B) the dogs hurt their paws on the sharp ice C) the sled kept turning over D) the dogs slipped and skidded
A) Someone fired a gun. B) A frozen tree branch broke off in the wind. C) The sea ice split apart. D) A runner broke off the sled.
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) Balto could not find the trail. C) The team had to go around the deepest snow. D) The team missed the town of Safety.
A) calm and determined B) friendly and sure-footed C) big and fast D) tame and strong
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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