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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In addition to struggling to finish races, what else does Lance struggle with?
(a) Talking to reporters.
(b) Finding time for a social life.
(c) His weight.
(d) Dealing with competitors.

2. How old is Lance when he gets his first bike?
(a) Seven.
(b) Three.
(c) Nine.
(d) Twelve.

3. What advice from coaches does Lance fail to listen to early in his career?
(a) To wear sunscreen.
(b) To pace himself.
(c) To not eat before a race.
(d) To ignore the crowds.

4. Despite doctors' orders, what does Lance accomplish after being hit by a car?
(a) Mends a fracture in record time.
(b) Places third in a triathlon.
(c) Gets a new bike.
(d) Completes a charity bike race.

5. What do Houston doctors feel about Lance riding again?
(a) They think he will.
(b) They don't care one way or another.
(c) They doubt he will.
(d) They feel he shouldn't be thinking about this now.

6. When the realization that he has cancer sinks in, what does Lance fear?
(a) The disease and death.
(b) Leaving behind his mom and his friends.
(c) Dying as a virtual unknown.
(d) His sponsors leaving him.

7. What relationship does Lance have with his mother?
(a) They are extremely close.
(b) It's distant and strained.
(c) They compete against each other.
(d) It's full of misunderstandings.

8. At the same time that Lance competes internationally with the U.S. National Team, he competes domestically for:
(a) Radio Shack.
(b) Nike.
(c) Subaru-Montgomery.
(d) Discovery-Atlanta.

9. Why does Lance have trouble fitting into his community and his high school?
(a) He has a lisp which makes him self-conscious.
(b) He is picked on for being too skinny.
(c) His biological father makes life difficult for him.
(d) He doesn't understand the prevalent football mentality.

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

11. Who is Rick Parker?
(a) Lance's friend, who is a doctor.
(b) Lance's mentor, who owns a bike shop.
(c) Lance's manager.
(d) Lance's competitor.

12. Before becoming a pro cyclist, Lance excels at:
(a) Cycling exhibitions.
(b) Line dancing.
(c) Amateur international racing.
(d) Benefit races.

13. What is Lance's primary concern when he first learns he has cancer?
(a) His debt.
(b) His career.
(c) His life.
(d) His image.

14. In addition to covering Lance's journey through cancer, this book documents the obstacles he overcame to:
(a) Locate his birth mother.
(b) Win the Tour de France.
(c) Pay his mounting debt.
(d) Become a champion golfer.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Instead of giving Houston doctors a definitive answer, Lance and his mother do what?

2. What does Lance accomplish at the age of twenty-one at the Tour de France?

3. Lance Armstrong is a renowned:

4. The triathlons that Lance does extremely well in combines which three sports?

5. Why does Lance bank his sperm prior to starting chemotherapy?

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