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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 type of cancer is Lance first diagnosed with?
2. How serious is Lance's cancer?
3. Lance's brain surgery:
4. When Lance's body starts to show signs of illness, he is in the middle of:
5. How does Lance react when he learns he has cancer?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Dr. Jim Reeves conclude after conducting a series of medical tests on Lance Armstrong?
2. What treatment options are available to Lance other than what the Houston doctors propose?
3. Describe how Lance's once in a lifetime experience with the 1990 Junior World Championship in Moscow almost prevents him from graduating high school on time.
4. Explain the title of this chapter, "I Don't Check My Mother At The Door."
5. What hope does Dr. Steven Wolf offer Lance regarding his treatment options?
6. What propels Lance to consult with a doctor?
7. What Tour de France victory does Lance enjoy at the age of twenty-one?
8. What issues does Lance run into with health insurance as he goes into treatments to combat cancer?
9. What advice does Lance seek from his mother and friends regarding cancer treatment?
10. Why are Lance and his mother concerned about the aggressive treatment plan that Houston doctors propose?
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
Analyze Lance's evolution as an athlete.
1. How do "failures" lead him to cycling?
2. How do his successes in certain sports lead him eventually to bicycle racing?
3. What does Lance learn about himself from both his failures and successes as an athlete early in life?
Essay Topic 3
In what ways are the following individuals there for Lance during his times of need?
1. His chemotherapy nurse LaTrice.
2. His manager Bill Stapleton.
3. His wife Kristin.
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