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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Conversations with Cancer.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) She doesn't know how to counsel him.
(b) He should win if he can.
(c) He should ask his coach.
(d) He should be a gracious competitor and let the other team win.

2. Lance notes that early in his career, he is:
(a) Frightened.
(b) Brash.
(c) Naive.
(d) Confused.

3. Where in Texas does Lance spend his teen and preteen years?
(a) El Paso.
(b) San Antonio.
(c) Austin.
(d) Plano.

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 he doesn't have cancer after all.
(c) That his body is too weak to handle chemo.
(d) That the cancer has spread to his brain.

5. How old is Lance's mother when she gives birth to him?
(a) Twenty-five.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Seventeen.
(d) Fourteen.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Lance stops speaking with Jim Hoyt after the man takes away his:

3. How does Lance regard his biological father?

4. Who is Rick Parker?

5. Why does Lance have trouble fitting into his community and his high school?

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