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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Kik plans to go to Europe to visit a friend, what does Lance do?
(a) Offers to pay for her flight.
(b) Buys her a ring.
(c) Grumbles about her upcoming absence.
(d) Accompanies her.

2. When he sees the large crowds at press events in the United States, how does Lance feel?
(a) Disappointed.
(b) Surprised.
(c) Indifferent.
(d) Confused.

3. What positive change does Lance notice in his post-cancer body?
(a) He can handle steep mountains better.
(b) He can handle the cold better.
(c) He doesn't need to eat as much as before.
(d) He doesn't sweat as much as before.

4. As part of the reconciliation between Jim Hoyt and the cyclist, Lance does what?
(a) Offers Jim a job.
(b) Hands Jim a yellow jersey.
(c) Takes Jim out to an expensive dinner.
(d) Apologizes.

5. What does Kik have to endure in order to become pregnant?
(a) X-rays, shots, and blood draws.
(b) Complete bed rest.
(c) Meeting with dozens of fertilization specialists.
(d) A strict, limited diet.

6. What does Lance's manager, Bill Stapleton, say about quitting cycling as a cancer survivor?
(a) He's better off working on his foundation anyway.
(b) Everyone will understand and accept his decision.
(c) He'll be remembered as the guy who got cancer and never rode again.
(d) There's no shame in it.

7. How is the US Postal Team regarded when the Tour de France begins?
(a) It's not one of the favorites.
(b) People don't expect them to finish the race.
(c) Nobody's heard of them.
(d) It's laughed at.

8. Even though others are impressed with Lance's performance upon his return to pro cycling as a cancer survivor, how does he feel about his performance?
(a) He feels nobody understands how challenging it is for him to race now.
(b) He feels that he needs to push himself harder.
(c) He feels depressed because he wants to be a winner.
(d) He feels it's the absolute worst performance of his life.

9. Who wins the coveted yellow jersey at the end of the first stage of the Tour de France?
(a) Alexander Zulle.
(b) Michael Boogerd.
(c) Lance Armstrong.
(d) Abraham Olano.

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

11. How does Lance help his good friend, Stacy Pounds, who is dying from lung cancer?
(a) Grants her wish to see the Grand Canyon before she dies.
(b) Finds the right doctors for her.
(c) Introduces her to his chemotherapy nurse.
(d) Arranges for her to see her son before she dies.

12. 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 laughs nervously.
(b) He's not surprised.
(c) He can't comprehend this.
(d) He doubts it.

13. What line of work is Kik in?
(a) Information technology.
(b) Accounting.
(c) Public relations.
(d) Health administration.

14. After winning his first Tour de France, Lance is flown back to the United States by whom?
(a) Schwinn.
(b) Coors.
(c) Adidas.
(d) Nike.

15. Who is Bobby Julich?
(a) A judge.
(b) A competitor from Cofidis.
(c) A sponsor.
(d) A fellow US Postal teammate.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lance notice about cancer patients who are children?

2. During Lance's chemo treatment, which friend spends as much time with him as possible?

3. How does Jim Hoyt become involved with Lance's foundation?

4. Lance confesses that chemotherapy can make a person feel:

5. How do Kik and Lance end up spending more and more time together?

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