The Great Serum Race: Blazing the Iditarod Trail

How do you know "The Great Serum Race" is narrative nonfiction?

• It tells a story about characters, places and events that are real.

• The story is set in the future.

• It is a funny story.

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The main reason the author wrote this story was to

• give examples of how people travel in Alaska

• describe a dangerous and heroic adventure

• tell about an Alaskan doctor

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Why was the serum delivered by sled dogs?

• They were going to Nome anyway.

• The dogs had to get exercise

• It was too cold to fly a plane.

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What was the greatest challenge the mushers faced?

• the freezing weather

• the tall mountains

• the tired dogs

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What is the MAIN idea of the story?

• Nome had a deadly outbreak of diphtheria.

• Men and animals worked together to save a community.

• Many places in Alaska can be reached only by dog sled.

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STORY VOCABULARY WORDS

A __________ is a disease that spreads among people.

• quarantine

• intercept

• epidemic

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To _______ is to meet in the middle.

• intercept

• quarantine

• epidemic

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STORY VOCABULARY WORDS

____________________ is a serious, sometimes deadly disease that makes breathing very difficult.

• quarantine

• diphtheria

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