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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Lance stops speaking with Jim Hoyt after the man takes away his:
(a) Skateboard.
(b) Car.
(c) Dog.
(d) Stereo.
2. How does Dr. Steven Wolf encourage Lance?
(a) By asking him for an autograph.
(b) By reminding him that he has many treatment options.
(c) By assuring him he'll live.
(d) By offering him painkilling herbs.
3. At the World Championships, Lance's mother sits and watches:
(a) Her portable TV.
(b) For the last fifteen minutes.
(c) For seven hours in the rain.
(d) For two days in the hot sun.
4. What does Lance's coach point out whenever he wants to quit racing?
(a) He can't break his contract.
(b) He'll probably learn more through his defeats than his victories.
(c) Everybody feels that way now and then.
(d) If he quits, the cycling world will never take him back.
5. What are the chances that Lance will survive his cancer?
(a) Fifty-fifty.
(b) Extremely low.
(c) It is practically assured.
(d) Very high.
6. Who is Jim Hoyt?
(a) Manager and uncle.
(b) Triathlon coach.
(c) Swim teacher.
(d) Bike shop owner and mentor.
7. In addition to entering triathlons, what else does young Lance enter?
(a) Tennis matches.
(b) Skateboard competitions.
(c) Dance contests.
(d) 10K races.
8. When Lance's body starts to show signs of illness, he is in the middle of:
(a) Becoming a force on the cycling circuit.
(b) Starting a foundation.
(c) A European vacation.
(d) Winning his second Tour de France.
9. When Lance races with the U.S. National Team in 1991, he is not sure whether to win or let a competitor win. He calls his mother for advice and she says:
(a) He should win if he can.
(b) He should be a gracious competitor and let the other team win.
(c) She doesn't know how to counsel him.
(d) He should ask his coach.
10. The chemo protocol proposed to Lance at Indianapolis would aggressively attack the cancer while:
(a) Removing any new tumors.
(b) Strengthening him physically.
(c) Not harming his body as adversely.
(d) Giving him plenty of rest.
11. At the World Championships in Norway, Lance becomes the:
(a) First American to come in second place.
(b) Youngest winner of a world cycling title.
(c) Youngest ever racer in Norway.
(d) First non-European to compete there.
12. Instead of giving Houston doctors a definitive answer, Lance and his mother do what?
(a) Head back to Austin to clear their minds.
(b) Head to Dallas to be with relatives.
(c) Fly to San Diego to speak with specialists there.
(d) Fly to Indiana to speak with specialists there.
13. What does Lance's mother do when she learns her son has cancer?
(a) Faints.
(b) Goes to Austin to support him.
(c) Flies to Houston to speak with specialists.
(d) Tells Lance's stepfather.
14. Why do Lance and his mother feel uncomfortable with the plan proposed by Houston doctors?
(a) The doctors are too young.
(b) It may leave him with a poor quality of life.
(c) The doctors completely contradict each other.
(d) He may die from such an aggressive approach.
15. Lance's brain surgery:
(a) Reveals additional lesions.
(b) Is a success.
(c) Takes five times as long as expected.
(d) Is not covered by insurance.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why does Lance bank his sperm prior to starting chemotherapy?
2. Why do doctors want to start Lance on chemotherapy sooner than they had originally planned?
3. Who is Kik?
4. What advice from coaches does Lance fail to listen to early in his career?
5. Why does one of Lance's competitors intentionally finish a race in fourth place even though he is easily in second place?
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