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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is LaTrice?
(a) Lance's personal assistant.
(b) Lance's chemotherapy nurse.
(c) Lance's aunt.
(d) Lance's publicity representative.

2. Who does Miguel Indurain think will win the Tour de France?
(a) Michael Boogerd.
(b) Greg LeMond.
(c) Himself.
(d) Lance Armstrong.

3. Who is Johan Bruyneel?
(a) Journalist who's been following Lance's progress.
(b) One of the Tour de France organizers.
(c) Lance's number one opponent.
(d) Director of the US Postal Team.

4. What does Lance do on his honeymoon?
(a) Argues with coaches.
(b) Fundraising.
(c) Takes training rides.
(d) Negotiates contracts.

5. What is the name of Lance's and Kik's first baby?
(a) Josh.
(b) Luke.
(c) Michael.
(d) Andrew.

6. In between chemotherapy cycles, where does Lance go?
(a) San Antonio.
(b) Dallas.
(c) El Paso.
(d) Austin.

7. How can doctors tell that Lance is beating the odds during his cancer treatment?
(a) Color starts to return to his pale, grayish skin.
(b) He is growing physically stronger with each chemo cycle.
(c) Blood tests show his body is successfully fighting the cancer.
(d) He starts riding his bike in the middle of chemo cycles.

8. During Lance's chemo treatment, which friend spends as much time with him as possible?
(a) Linda Anderson.
(b) Jim Ochowicz.
(c) Kristin Richard.
(d) Stanley Wolf.

9. When Alain Bondue talks with Lance, he tries to:
(a) Ensure Lance is comfortable.
(b) Say very little.
(c) Present a realistic outlook.
(d) Show support.

10. When Lance and his wife move to France, where do they live?
(a) Lyon.
(b) Limoges.
(c) Nice.
(d) Amboise.

11. How does Lance react when he learns that his lead at the Tour de France is causing a frenzy back in the United States?
(a) He can't comprehend this.
(b) He's not surprised.
(c) He doubts it.
(d) He laughs nervously.

12. How do Kik and Lance end up spending more and more time together?
(a) Taking community college classes together.
(b) Kik starts to ride her bike with Lance.
(c) Working for the foundation.
(d) Lance starts to accompany Kik on her hospital visits.

13. What happens when Lance trains in Boone, North Carolina, at a time when he feels he wants to quit pro cycling?
(a) He rekindles his love for cycling.
(b) He finally accepts his new, post-cancer physique.
(c) He runs into an old friend who convinces him to keep going.
(d) He decides cycling is more fun than fundraising.

14. During chemo, the focus of Lance's healing revolves around what?
(a) Bike race he plans to compete in.
(b) Chemo sessions he must endure.
(c) The freedom he'll one day enjoy again.
(d) The obstacles he's already overcome.

15. When Kik invites Lance out for a beer, they discover that:
(a) They have the same taste in music.
(b) They enjoy each other's company.
(c) They were born in the same hospital.
(d) Neither one actually likes beer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Lance reluctant to ride and train competitively again?

2. How does Bill Stapleton respond to what Alain Bondue tells him in private while Lance is undergoing chemo?

3. When Lance wants to officially retire, what concerns his friends and family the most?

4. While Lance focuses on training and eating right for the Tour de France, Kik focuses on what?

5. Why is Lance flown back to the United States following his first Tour de France victory?

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