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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What positive change does Lance notice in his post-cancer body?

2. When does Lance's former mentor, Jim Hoyt, return to his life?

3. How does Lance react when he learns that his lead at the Tour de France is causing a frenzy back in the United States?

4. Who is LaTrice?

5. When Lance devotes himself to the foundation, people ask him about cycling. What does he say?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how Lance Armstrong and his mentor, Jim Hoyt, reconcile.

2. After they marry, why do Kik and Lance move to Europe?

3. What does Lance say about children -- in particular, children with cancer?

4. What is the Ride for the Roses?

5. How is Lance received in the United States after winning his first Tour de France?

6. Who keeps Lance company throughout his chemotherapy treatments?

7. Describe Lance's first interactions with Kik.

8. When Lance trains in Boone, North Carolina, what change in attitude does he develop?

9. As Kik and Lance continue to work together on his foundation, what do they discover about one another?

10. What bad news do Lance and his manager, Bill Stapleton, receive from Cofidis?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Using examples, explain how the following events were healing for Lance after he beat cancer:

1. Meeting Kik.

2. Organizing the Ride for the Roses.

3. Starting his cancer foundation.

Essay Topic 2

Paint a portrait of Lance Armstrong in terms of:

1. A hero people look up to and find inspiration from.

2. A human being with issues and flaws.

How is Lance able to embody both descriptions simultaneously? How does he fit the role of "imperfect hero?"

Essay Topic 3

The experience of cancer transforms the protagonist. Explain how experiencing and surviving the disease enables Lance to forge his deep sense of conviction and helps him connect to his heart.

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