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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Lance is invited to compete in the 1990 Junior World Championship in:
(a) Berlin.
(b) Buenos Aires.
(c) Sydney.
(d) Moscow.
2. Lance notes that in addition to being rough and dangerous, training for cycling races require:
(a) Fierceness.
(b) Courage and creativity.
(c) Patience and persistence.
(d) Trickery.
3. In addition to covering Lance's journey through cancer, this book documents the obstacles he overcame to:
(a) Win the Tour de France.
(b) Become a champion golfer.
(c) Pay his mounting debt.
(d) Locate his birth mother.
4. How old is Lance's mother when she gives birth to him?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Twenty-five.
(c) Fourteen.
(d) Seventeen.
5. Why does Lance hold a press conference near the start of his cancer treatments?
(a) To assure the world he is fine and will race as planned.
(b) His cycling contract mandates that he do this.
(c) To let the world know he has cancer and won't be racing.
(d) Too many false rumors have been flying around.
6. How does young Lance do in the Ironkids competition he enters?
(a) Injures himself and must quit.
(b) Comes in last.
(c) Wins.
(d) Comes in fifth place.
7. What does Dr. Wolf recommend that Lance do?
(a) Get a second opinion from a specialist at Indiana University.
(b) Seek treatment at UCSD School of Medicine.
(c) Talk to his spiritual leader about his decision.
(d) Leave Houston immediately.
8. How does Lance regard his biological father?
(a) He was a great role model.
(b) He would like a relationship with him.
(c) He wants nothing to do with him.
(d) He misses him terribly.
9. Why do Lance and his mother feel uncomfortable with the plan proposed by Houston doctors?
(a) The doctors completely contradict each other.
(b) The doctors are too young.
(c) It may leave him with a poor quality of life.
(d) He may die from such an aggressive approach.
10. What personal obstacles do Kik and Lance need to overcome to become parents?
(a) Cancer treatments have left Lance sterile.
(b) Kik is afraid to have children.
(c) Both fail background checks.
(d) Lance is too busy with his career to raise a family.
11. Before becoming a pro cyclist, Lance excels at:
(a) Line dancing.
(b) Cycling exhibitions.
(c) Benefit races.
(d) Amateur international racing.
12. Lance notes that early in his career, he is:
(a) Confused.
(b) Frightened.
(c) Naive.
(d) Brash.
13. 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) If he quits, the cycling world will never take him back.
(d) Everybody feels that way now and then.
14. What does Lance accomplish at the age of twenty-one at the Tour de France?
(a) Wins his first stage.
(b) Breaks five speed records.
(c) Is the youngest racer ever.
(d) Becomes the first American to enter the race.
15. How does Lance respond to pressure from the Houston doctor?
(a) He tells the doctor to back off.
(b) He leaves without saying a word.
(c) He asks his mom to talk with this doctor.
(d) He says he needs to think about it over lunch.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is Linda Mooneyham?
2. What treatment plan does Lance opt for?
3. Who is Dr. Larry Einhorn?
4. Near the end of the chapter "Bad to Worse," what do doctors begin to fear prior to Lance starting chemotherapy?
5. What does Lance ask for after hearing everything doctors have to say to him about proposed treatments?
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