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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Cereal Box.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Before and After," what concern does Lance express regarding his mother?
(a) How he will tell her he has cancer.
(b) Whether or not she will support him emotionally.
(c) How he can make her proud of him.
(d) Whether or not she will recuperate from her illness.

2. How does Jim Hoyt become involved with Lance's foundation?
(a) Handles all the publicity.
(b) Becomes a recurring supporter.
(c) Helps book celebrities for fundraising events.
(d) Personally writes thank you notes to donors.

3. Why does one of Lance's competitors intentionally finish a race in fourth place even though he is easily in second place?
(a) He wants his friends to take second and third places.
(b) He loses his confidence when Lance passes him by.
(c) He doesn't want to stand next to Lance on the winner's podium.
(d) He wants to make sure Lance finishes in second place.

4. When Lance makes his official racing comeback in the United States, his teammate wins the race and Lance places:
(a) Third.
(b) Second.
(c) Fifth.
(d) Fourth.

5. What does an MRI reveal to Lance's doctors?
(a) Brain tumors.
(b) A heart condition.
(c) The absence of cancer.
(d) A lump on his shoulder.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Lance call Dr. Steven Wolf after talking with a Houston doctor about a proposed treatment plan?

2. What does the Houston doctor say to Lance when the cyclist hesitates?

3. Who wins the coveted yellow jersey at the end of the first stage of the Tour de France?

4. When Lance finally asks one of his doctors how bad his odds had been with cancer, he learns that doctors had given him what survival chance?

5. How old is Lance's mother when she gives birth to him?

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