A) Nome is 880 miles from Anchorage B) Many people are sick with diphtheria. C) Telephone lines are frozen. D) People are dying from the flu.
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) Kasson had never made a trip to Nome. D) Balto had to guide Kasson and the dogs.
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) Kasson couldn't see through the falling snow D) the dogs slipped and skidded
A) Someone fired a gun. B) The sea ice split apart. C) A frozen tree branch broke off in the wind. D) A runner broke off the sled.
A) by getting around where the sea ice was breaking up B) by reaching the town of Safety in fourteen hours C) by getting a team of doctors to the rescue train D) by saving Gunnar Kasson from freezing in the snow
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) tame and strong B) big and fast C) calm and determined D) friendly and sure-footed
A) He wanted them to thank Balto, not him. B) He was shaking snow off his head. C) He wanted to take care of Balto's paws. D) He was shivering from the cold.
A) was born in New York B) trusted people C) had great courage D) was a handsome dog
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