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

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

3. Despite his performance at the Tour de France at the age of twenty-one, what is Lance unable to do?
(a) Repair his bike in time.
(b) Accept defeat.
(c) Get along with his teammates.
(d) Complete the race.

4. Why does Lance finally consult with a doctor after his symptoms appear?
(a) His coach, girlfriend, and best friends urge him to go.
(b) He gets medical insurance.
(c) He goes in for an annual checkup.
(d) His symptoms and pain have grown severe.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Lance notes that in addition to being rough and dangerous, training for cycling races require:

3. What relationship does Lance have with his mother?

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

5. What does Lance's coach point out whenever he wants to quit racing?

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