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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. What treatment plan does Lance opt for?
(a) Indianapolis plan.
(b) Houston plan.
(c) San Diego plan.
(d) Dallas plan.

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

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) Pay his mounting debt.
(c) Become a champion golfer.
(d) Locate his birth mother.

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

5. What does Lance ask for after hearing everything doctors have to say to him about proposed treatments?
(a) For time with friends and family to make a decision.
(b) Three days to reach a decision.
(c) Medicine for his increasing pain.
(d) A coin to flip.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does one of Lance's competitors intentionally finish a race in fourth place even though he is easily in second place?

2. Lance is invited to compete in the 1990 Junior World Championship in:

3. At the same time that Lance competes internationally with the U.S. National Team, he competes domestically for:

4. Lance notes that in addition to being rough and dangerous, training for cycling races require:

5. After Lance's press conference, Cofidis calls Lance to:

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lance do after he learns that he has cancer?

2. What does Dr. Jim Reeves conclude after conducting a series of medical tests on Lance Armstrong?

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

4. Describe the circumstances of Lance's birth and first few years of life.

5. What does Lance's mother do when she learns her son has cancer?

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

7. Why are Lance and his mother concerned about the aggressive treatment plan that Houston doctors propose?

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

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

10. Explain where Lance spends his youth and why he feels he does not fit in.

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