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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In addition to covering Lance's journey through cancer, this book documents the obstacles he overcame to:
(a) Pay his mounting debt.
(b) Win the Tour de France.
(c) Become a champion golfer.
(d) Locate his birth mother.

2. Who is Dr. Larry Einhorn?
(a) One of the Houston doctors.
(b) Pioneer in alternative health cancer therapies.
(c) Pioneer in testicular cancer treatments.
(d) One of the San Diego doctors.

3. Near the end of the chapter "Bad to Worse," what do doctors begin to fear prior to Lance starting chemotherapy?
(a) That he doesn't have cancer after all.
(b) That his body is too weak to handle chemo.
(c) That the cancer has spread to his brain.
(d) That he will try to race despite their objections.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In addition to entering triathlons, what else does young Lance enter?

2. Why does one of Lance's competitors intentionally finish a race in fourth place even though he is easily in second place?

3. How does Lance feel after talking with Houston doctors?

4. Who is Jim Hoyt?

5. Why are doctors moving so swiftly with Lance's surgery and chemotherapy?

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