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Balto

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Where did the medicine journey start?
a)
Ruby
b)
Bluff
c)
Nome
d)
Anchorage
2.
What was the only way to travel to Nome during the storm long ago?
a)
Airplane
b)
Truck
c)
Dogsled
d)
Snowmobile
3.
What means of communication did Nome use to ask Anchorage for help?
a)
Cell Phone
b)
Letter
c)
Telegraph
d)
email
4.
What was the weather like in Alaska?
a)
Warm and sunny
b)
night time
c)
snow storm
d)
tropical
5.
What was lost during the accident on the ice?
a)
Balto
b)
the harness
c)
nothing
d)
the crate holding the medicine
6.

Balto came to a full stop by the sea because ___.

a)

the ice had started to break beneath him

b)

he saw a moose

c)

he heard another dog barking

d)

the snow was too heavy

7.
Why did Kasson shake his head when people thanked him?
a)
He wanted to take care of Balto's paws
b)
He wanted them to thank Balto, not him
c)
He was shaking snow off his head
d)
He was shivering from the cold
8.
What character trait describes Balto?
a)
scared
b)
calm
c)
wild
d)
mean
9.

Where can we see the life sized statue of Balto today?

a)

Nome, Alaska

b)

Columbus, Ohio

c)

Jacksonville, Florida

d)

Central Park, New York

10.
What was the name of the town where Gunnar Kasson started?
a)
Bluff
b)
Safety
c)
Nenana
d)
Anchorage
11.

Winter settled over Alaska like

a)

an iron blanket

b)

a dusty desert

c)

an arctic tundra

d)

a snowy fog

12.

How did Nurse Morgan and Dr. Welch help stop the epidemic before the serum arrived in Nome

a)

They gave people shots.

b)

They made them drink chicken noodle soup.

c)

They paid them money to stop getting sick.

d)

They kept the sick people away from the healthy people.

13.

Which were dangers that the mushers and dogs faced?

a)

Moose attacks

b)

Strong winds

c)

Extremely cold temperatures

d)

All of the above

14.

Seppala's favorite breed for dog sleds was

a)

Boston Terriors

b)

Siberian Huskies

c)

Basset Hounds

d)

Golden Retrievers