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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Lance's coach point out whenever he wants to quit racing?
(a) He can't break his contract.
(b) Everybody feels that way now and then.
(c) If he quits, the cycling world will never take him back.
(d) He'll probably learn more through his defeats than his victories.

4. When Lance arrives at the hospital in preparation for surgery to remove a cancerous growth, what is he hoping for?
(a) That he wakes up from this bad dream.
(b) That the specialists know what they're doing.
(c) That his mother gets there on time.
(d) That the diagnosis was wrong.

5. Why does Lance "talk" to cancer?
(a) The medicines are making him delirious.
(b) His psychiatrist recommends he do this.
(c) To defeat it.
(d) He's going crazy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lance Armstrong is a renowned:

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

3. Who is Rick Parker?

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

5. How does Lance respond to pressure from the Houston doctor?

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