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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Start Line.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Linda Mooneyham?
(a) Lance's great-grandmother.
(b) Lance's teacher.
(c) Lance's mother.
(d) Lance's neighbor.

2. How old is Lance when he discovers he has cancer?
(a) Thirty-two.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Nineteen.
(d) Twenty-five.

3. How does Lance regard his stepfather, Terry Armstrong?
(a) They're very close.
(b) Misses him.
(c) Appreciates him.
(d) Dislikes him.

4. What personal obstacles do Kik and Lance need to overcome to become parents?
(a) Kik is afraid to have children.
(b) Both fail background checks.
(c) Lance is too busy with his career to raise a family.
(d) Cancer treatments have left Lance sterile.

5. In "Before and After," what does Lance say causes him to become a different person in one afternoon?
(a) Being abandoned by his coach.
(b) Losing a race.
(c) Cancer diagnosis.
(d) Meeting Kik.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Lance when he gets his first bike?

2. How does young Lance do in the Ironkids competition he enters?

3. When Lance's body starts to show signs of illness, he is in the middle of:

4. Why does Lance ignore his body's symptoms?

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

(see the answer key)

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