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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Encore.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the World Championships, Lance's mother sits and watches:
(a) For seven hours in the rain.
(b) For two days in the hot sun.
(c) For the last fifteen minutes.
(d) Her portable TV.

2. On his way back home from a speaking engagement, Lance is on a layover in Dallas when he hears what piece of news from Kik?
(a) She's accidentally locked herself in their basement.
(b) She's having contractions.
(c) She's feeling terribly depressed.
(d) She's at the hospital.

3. In "Before and After," what does Lance say causes him to become a different person in one afternoon?
(a) Being abandoned by his coach.
(b) Cancer diagnosis.
(c) Meeting Kik.
(d) Losing a race.

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

5. Where do Lance's chemotherapy treatments take place?
(a) San Diego.
(b) New York.
(c) Houston.
(d) Indianapolis.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why do Lance and his mother feel uncomfortable with the plan proposed by Houston doctors?

3. How does Lance's second Tour de France begin?

4. At the same time that Lance competes internationally with the U.S. National Team, he competes domestically for:

5. Lance notes that in addition to being rough and dangerous, training for cycling races require:

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