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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At twenty-one, Lance competes in the World Championships in:
(a) Warsaw.
(b) Helsinki.
(c) Oslo.
(d) Edinburgh.

2. Where in Texas does Lance spend his teen and preteen years?
(a) Plano.
(b) Austin.
(c) El Paso.
(d) San Antonio.

3. What does an MRI reveal to Lance's doctors?
(a) A heart condition.
(b) Brain tumors.
(c) A lump on his shoulder.
(d) The absence of cancer.

4. How does Lance feel about treatment options proposed in Indianapolis?
(a) They are more optimistic.
(b) They are the same as other options.
(c) They make no sense.
(d) They are far worse.

5. Why do doctors want to start Lance on chemotherapy sooner than they had originally planned?
(a) They determine his cancer is spreading too quickly.
(b) There is an unexpected opening at the hospital.
(c) His big race is coming right up.
(d) They are worried he will change his mind and back out.

Short Answer Questions

1. At one point, Lance is a member of two different racing teams. One is the U.S. National Team under the leadership of:

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

3. How old is Lance when he gets his first bike?

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

5. What are the chances that Lance will survive his cancer?

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