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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Start Line.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where in Texas does Lance spend his teen and preteen years?
(a) Austin.
(b) Plano.
(c) El Paso.
(d) San Antonio.

2. Why does Lance ignore his body's symptoms?
(a) He doesn't trust doctors.
(b) He is a driven athlete trained to ignore pain.
(c) He does not have health insurance.
(d) He doesn't want his competitors to ridicule him.

3. Why does Lance have trouble fitting into his community and his high school?
(a) He has a lisp which makes him self-conscious.
(b) His biological father makes life difficult for him.
(c) He is picked on for being too skinny.
(d) He doesn't understand the prevalent football mentality.

4. Who is Linda Mooneyham?
(a) Lance's great-grandmother.
(b) Lance's teacher.
(c) Lance's neighbor.
(d) Lance's mother.

5. Who is Jim Hoyt?
(a) Triathlon coach.
(b) Bike shop owner and mentor.
(c) Manager and uncle.
(d) Swim teacher.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lance Armstrong is perhaps best known for his victories at the:

2. What does Lance's mother do while raising him?

3. Lance is invited to compete in the 1990 Junior World Championship in:

4. When Lance runs a red light on his bike, is hit by a car, and is treated at the hospital, what do doctors say?

5. How does Lance regard his stepfather, Terry Armstrong?

(see the answer key)

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