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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Conversations with Cancer.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Lance feel after talking with Houston doctors?
(a) Disappointed.
(b) Angry.
(c) Indifferent.
(d) Elated.

2. What does Lance's mother do when she learns her son has cancer?
(a) Tells Lance's stepfather.
(b) Flies to Houston to speak with specialists.
(c) Faints.
(d) Goes to Austin to support him.

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

4. When Lance races with the U.S. National Team in 1991, he is not sure whether to win or let a competitor win. He calls his mother for advice and she says:
(a) He should win if he can.
(b) He should ask his coach.
(c) He should be a gracious competitor and let the other team win.
(d) She doesn't know how to counsel him.

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

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. How does Lance regard his stepfather, Terry Armstrong?

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

5. Before becoming a pro cyclist, Lance excels at:

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