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) dog teams can get through the storm C) the strong winds prevent planes from flying D) trains can't get over the snowdrifts.
A) Balto had to guide Kasson and the dogs. B) The trail went across a sea of ice. C) It was longer than other trips. D) Kasson had never made a trip to Nome.
A) a mix of snow and icy water B) cold food for dogs C) a command for the dogs to start pulling the sled D) a hot food Kasson always ate.
A) a gun being shot B) the smoothness of glass C) keys on telegraph D) The up and down of a roller coaster
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) 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 getting around where the sea ice was breaking up B) by getting a team of doctors to the rescue train C) by reaching the town of Safety in fourteen hours 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) big and fast B) calm and determined C) tame and strong D) friendly and sure-footed
A) He wanted to take care of Balto's paws. B) He was shaking snow off his head. C) He wanted them to thank Balto, not him. D) He was shivering from the cold.
A) was a handsome dog B) trusted people C) was born in New York D) had great courage
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