View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Dr. Steven Wolf encourage Lance?
(a) By reminding him that he has many treatment options.
(b) By asking him for an autograph.
(c) By assuring him he'll live.
(d) By offering him painkilling herbs.

2. Lance is invited to compete in the 1990 Junior World Championship in:
(a) Buenos Aires.
(b) Berlin.
(c) Sydney.
(d) Moscow.

3. Why is Lance's insurance denied?
(a) He hasn't been making his premium payments.
(b) He failed to fill out the right forms.
(c) His cancer is considered a pre-existing condition.
(d) His insurance company has gone bankrupt.

4. What about his cancer "makes it personal?"
(a) Treating it like a worthy opponent.
(b) Knowing that it's in his brain.
(c) Treating it like a worthless inconvenience.
(d) Knowing that the whole world supports him.

5. Lance notes that in addition to being rough and dangerous, training for cycling races require:
(a) Trickery.
(b) Fierceness.
(c) Patience and persistence.
(d) Courage and creativity.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Houston doctors feel about Lance riding again?

2. When Lance arrives at the hospital in preparation for surgery to remove a cancerous growth, what is he hoping for?

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

4. When Lance's body starts to show signs of illness, he is in the middle of:

5. What do all doctors agree upon with regards to Lance's brain lesions?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 301 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample