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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Moreno Argentin is one of Lance's:
(a) Most annoying teammates.
(b) Most capable doctors.
(c) Best friends.
(d) Toughest competitors.

2. Who is Dr. Larry Einhorn?
(a) One of the San Diego doctors.
(b) Pioneer in alternative health cancer therapies.
(c) Pioneer in testicular cancer treatments.
(d) One of the Houston doctors.

3. Lance notes that in addition to being rough and dangerous, training for cycling races require:
(a) Patience and persistence.
(b) Trickery.
(c) Fierceness.
(d) Courage and creativity.

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

5. Near the end of the chapter "Bad to Worse," what do doctors begin to fear prior to Lance starting chemotherapy?
(a) That he doesn't have cancer after all.
(b) That the cancer has spread to his brain.
(c) That his body is too weak to handle chemo.
(d) That he will try to race despite their objections.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Lance go to Houston?

2. What advice from coaches does Lance fail to listen to early in his career?

3. How does Lance feel about treatment options proposed in Indianapolis?

4. How does Lance react when he learns he has cancer?

5. In addition to covering Lance's journey through cancer, this book documents the obstacles he overcame to:

Short Essay Questions

1. What sports does Lance excel in as a child and teenager?

2. In addition to covering his journey as a cancer survivor, what other main aspects of Lance Armstrong's life does the book discuss?

3. Why does Lance ignore signs that something is terribly wrong with his body?

4. Who is Moreno Argentin, and how does he regard Lance Armstrong?

5. Describe how Lance's once in a lifetime experience with the 1990 Junior World Championship in Moscow almost prevents him from graduating high school on time.

6. What is the outcome of Lance's brain surgery?

7. What hope does Dr. Steven Wolf offer Lance regarding his treatment options?

8. What Tour de France victory does Lance enjoy at the age of twenty-one?

9. Explain where Lance is in his life when signs of cancer appear.

10. When Lance races with the Motorola team, what tragedy occurs?

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