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

2. Lance notes that early in his career, he is:
(a) Frightened.
(b) Confused.
(c) Naive.
(d) Brash.

3. Why does Lance call Dr. Steven Wolf after talking with a Houston doctor about a proposed treatment plan?
(a) To vent.
(b) To cry.
(c) To get his opinion.
(d) To verify the Houston doctor's credentials.

4. At the World Championships in Norway, Lance becomes the:
(a) Youngest ever racer in Norway.
(b) First American to come in second place.
(c) Youngest winner of a world cycling title.
(d) First non-European to compete there.

5. In "Before and After," what concern does Lance express regarding his mother?
(a) How he can make her proud of him.
(b) How he will tell her he has cancer.
(c) Whether or not she will recuperate from her illness.
(d) Whether or not she will support him emotionally.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Linda Mooneyham?

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

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

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

5. Lance explains that he does not check his mother at the door when he is about to meet the:

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