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Multiple Choice Questions

1. Despite his performance at the Tour de France at the age of twenty-one, what is Lance unable to do?
(a) Repair his bike in time.
(b) Accept defeat.
(c) Complete the race.
(d) Get along with his teammates.

2. How can doctors tell that Lance is beating the odds during his cancer treatment?
(a) He is growing physically stronger with each chemo cycle.
(b) He starts riding his bike in the middle of chemo cycles.
(c) Blood tests show his body is successfully fighting the cancer.
(d) Color starts to return to his pale, grayish skin.

3. When Kik plans to go to Europe to visit a friend, what does Lance do?
(a) Offers to pay for her flight.
(b) Accompanies her.
(c) Grumbles about her upcoming absence.
(d) Buys her a ring.

4. Who is Johan Bruyneel?
(a) One of the Tour de France organizers.
(b) Director of the US Postal Team.
(c) Journalist who's been following Lance's progress.
(d) Lance's number one opponent.

5. Who is Kik?
(a) The woman Lance marries.
(b) Lance's manager.
(c) The doctor who tells Lance his prognosis.
(d) Lance's chemotherapy nurse.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the "Kik" chapter, what does Lance pour his time and energy into?

2. What type of cancer is Lance first diagnosed with?

3. What advice from coaches does Lance fail to listen to early in his career?

4. At his second Tour de France, Lance's team does a superb job of:

5. Lance notes that early in his career, he is:

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