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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Lance hold a press conference near the start of his cancer treatments?
(a) Too many false rumors have been flying around.
(b) His cycling contract mandates that he do this.
(c) To let the world know he has cancer and won't be racing.
(d) To assure the world he is fine and will race as planned.

2. What are the chances that Lance will survive his cancer?
(a) Extremely low.
(b) Fifty-fifty.
(c) It is practically assured.
(d) Very high.

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

4. When Lance arrives at the hospital in preparation for surgery to remove a cancerous growth, what is he hoping for?
(a) That the diagnosis was wrong.
(b) That his mother gets there on time.
(c) That he wakes up from this bad dream.
(d) That the specialists know what they're doing.

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

6. Why does Lance finally consult with a doctor after his symptoms appear?
(a) He gets medical insurance.
(b) His symptoms and pain have grown severe.
(c) He goes in for an annual checkup.
(d) His coach, girlfriend, and best friends urge him to go.

7. When Lance runs a red light on his bike, is hit by a car, and is treated at the hospital, what do doctors say?
(a) He must stop training so aggressively.
(b) Someone should take away his bike.
(c) He needs five days of bed rest.
(d) He won't be able to race in the upcoming triathlon.

8. 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 offering him painkilling herbs.
(d) By assuring him he'll live.

9. Why is Lance sent to see a urologist, Dr. Jim Reeves?
(a) He may have a broken pelvis.
(b) He has an inflamed testicle.
(c) He has a urinary tract infection.
(d) His symptoms are confusing.

10. Why do Lance and his mother feel uncomfortable with the plan proposed by Houston doctors?
(a) He may die from such an aggressive approach.
(b) It may leave him with a poor quality of life.
(c) The doctors are too young.
(d) The doctors completely contradict each other.

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

12. Why are doctors moving so swiftly with Lance's surgery and chemotherapy?
(a) To save his career.
(b) To save his life.
(c) They fear getting sued.
(d) So Lance can get back to racing as quickly as possible.

13. What does Dr. Wolf recommend that Lance do?
(a) Seek treatment at UCSD School of Medicine.
(b) Talk to his spiritual leader about his decision.
(c) Get a second opinion from a specialist at Indiana University.
(d) Leave Houston immediately.

14. Why won't Motorola pay for Lance's treatments?
(a) He had opted out of health insurance coverage.
(b) He's no longer a member of this team.
(c) The team owner wants to punish Lance.
(d) He and the coach have had a falling out.

15. What does Lance accomplish at the age of twenty-one at the Tour de France?
(a) Breaks five speed records.
(b) Wins his first stage.
(c) Is the youngest racer ever.
(d) Becomes the first American to enter the race.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do doctors want to start Lance on chemotherapy sooner than they had originally planned?

2. How does Lance regard his stepfather, Terry Armstrong?

3. 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:

4. How does Lance regard his biological father?

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

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