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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through I Don't Check My Mother at the Door.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How serious is Lance's cancer?
(a) Doctors are uncertain.
(b) Benign.
(c) It requires only a minor operation.
(d) Life-threatening.

2. When Lance races with the U.S. National Team in 1991, he is not sure whether to win or let a competitor win. He calls his mother for advice and she says:
(a) He should win if he can.
(b) He should ask his coach.
(c) He should be a gracious competitor and let the other team win.
(d) She doesn't know how to counsel him.

3. In addition to entering triathlons, what else does young Lance enter?
(a) Dance contests.
(b) Tennis matches.
(c) 10K races.
(d) Skateboard competitions.

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

5. What does Lance accomplish at the age of twenty-one at the Tour de France?
(a) Breaks five speed records.
(b) Is the youngest racer ever.
(c) Wins his first stage.
(d) Becomes the first American to enter the race.

Short Answer Questions

1. What relationship does Lance have with his mother?

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

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

4. Why is Lance sent to see a urologist, Dr. Jim Reeves?

5. Who is Kik?

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