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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through I Don't Check My Mother at the Door.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of cancer is Lance first diagnosed with?
(a) Testicular.
(b) Bladder.
(c) Prostate.
(d) Pancreatic.

2. At the World Championships, Lance's mother sits and watches:
(a) For the last fifteen minutes.
(b) Her portable TV.
(c) For two days in the hot sun.
(d) For seven hours in the rain.

3. What does Lance's coach point out whenever he wants to quit racing?
(a) He'll probably learn more through his defeats than his victories.
(b) He can't break his contract.
(c) If he quits, the cycling world will never take him back.
(d) Everybody feels that way now and then.

4. What personal obstacles do Kik and Lance need to overcome to become parents?
(a) Cancer treatments have left Lance sterile.
(b) Lance is too busy with his career to raise a family.
(c) Both fail background checks.
(d) Kik is afraid to have children.

5. What does Lance accomplish at the age of twenty-one at the Tour de France?
(a) Breaks five speed records.
(b) Wins his first stage.
(c) Becomes the first American to enter the race.
(d) Is the youngest racer ever.

Short Answer Questions

1. Despite his performance at the Tour de France at the age of twenty-one, what is Lance unable to do?

2. When Lance's body starts to show signs of illness, he is in the middle of:

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

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

5. Who is Fabio Casartelli and what is his association with Lance?

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