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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Encore.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Dr. Steven Wolf encourage Lance?
(a) By asking him for an autograph.
(b) By assuring him he'll live.
(c) By offering him painkilling herbs.
(d) By reminding him that he has many treatment options.

2. Why does Lance go to Houston?
(a) To speak with his stepfather.
(b) To argue with Cofidis.
(c) For a change of scenery.
(d) For a new treatment plan.

3. How is the US Postal Team regarded when the Tour de France begins?
(a) It's not one of the favorites.
(b) Nobody's heard of them.
(c) It's laughed at.
(d) People don't expect them to finish the race.

4. Once Lance is done with chemotherapy, what does he start working on?
(a) Organizing Ride For The Roses, a charity bicycle race.
(b) Training for the Tour DuPont.
(c) Organizing Stand Up To Cancer, a cancer telethon.
(d) Training for the Tour de France.

5. Lance notes that in addition to being rough and dangerous, training for cycling races require:
(a) Patience and persistence.
(b) Fierceness.
(c) Trickery.
(d) Courage and creativity.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lance confesses that chemotherapy can make a person feel:

2. Who is LaTrice?

3. The triathlons that Lance does extremely well in combines which three sports?

4. In "Before and After," what does Lance say causes him to become a different person in one afternoon?

5. Why does Lance finally consult with a doctor after his symptoms appear?

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