View a FREE sample

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. How does young Lance do in the Ironkids competition he enters?
(a) Wins.
(b) Comes in fifth place.
(c) Injures himself and must quit.
(d) Comes in last.

2. How serious is Lance's cancer?
(a) It requires only a minor operation.
(b) Doctors are uncertain.
(c) Benign.
(d) Life-threatening.

3. How old is Lance when he discovers he has cancer?
(a) Fifteen.
(b) Thirty-two.
(c) Nineteen.
(d) Twenty-five.

4. Despite doctors' orders, what does Lance accomplish after being hit by a car?
(a) Mends a fracture in record time.
(b) Completes a charity bike race.
(c) Gets a new bike.
(d) Places third in a triathlon.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At the World Championships, Lance's mother sits and watches:

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

4. Why does Lance have trouble fitting into his community and his high school?

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 291 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample