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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 personal obstacles do Kik and Lance need to overcome to become parents?

2. When Lance arrives at the hospital in preparation for surgery to remove a cancerous growth, what is he hoping for?

3. In "Before and After," what concern does Lance express regarding his mother?

4. Why are doctors moving so swiftly with Lance's surgery and chemotherapy?

5. What does Lance ask for after hearing everything doctors have to say to him about proposed treatments?

Short Essay Questions

1. What decision does Lance make about his treatment options?

2. Why does Lance want to quit racing at times?

3. Explain the title of this chapter, "I Don't Check My Mother At The Door."

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

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

6. When Lance races with the Motorola team, what tragedy occurs?

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

8. Who is Jim Hoyt, and what is his relationship to Lance?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In many ways, It's Not About The Bike is about beating the odds. One obvious example is beating cancer. Identify and summarize three additional instances of "beating the odds" covered in this book, at least one from Lance's childhood and at least one from his adult years.

Essay Topic 2

Describe how Lance applies personal attributes he developed as an athlete, such as strength, determination, drive, and perseverance, towards championing causes for cancer victims and raising money for cancer research.

Essay Topic 3

Explain why Lance states in his book that, given a choice between being a Tour de France winner and a cancer survivor, he would choose cancer. How has he grown, spiritually and emotionally, from his battle with cancer? What does cancer teach him about life?

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