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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. As part of the reconciliation between Jim Hoyt and the cyclist, Lance does what?

2. What does Lance attempt to do in between chemotherapy cycles?

3. When Lance wants to officially retire, what concerns his friends and family the most?

4. When Alain Bondue talks with Lance, he tries to:

5. Where do Lance and Kik marry?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Lance's chemotherapy treatment.

2. Who is Kik, and how does Lance meet her?

3. How is the U.S. Postal Team that Lance races with regarded at the start of the Tour de France?

4. In between chemotherapy cycles, what does Lance do back in Austin?

5. After Lance and Kik marry, where does Lance finally make his official racing return?

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

7. After Lance starts racing again as a cancer survivor, why does he become discouraged and depressed?

8. What is the Ride for the Roses?

9. When Lance wins his first Tour de France, what does he see as he crosses the finish line?

10. How do Lance's friends and manager react when he wants to quit racing completely and make an official announcement?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the relationship Lance has with his mother during his childhood, teen years, and adult years.

1. What lessons does she help teach him?

2. In what ways does she support him?

3. In what ways is she a "hero" in this story?

4. Would Lance have made it as far in life without the support of his mother? Validate your answer with examples.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

During his teen years, Lance finds that his growing career as an athlete is met with resistance by the culture in which he lives. Explain how Lance overcomes rejection and other obstacles he faces as a teenager from his community and his school. Do these obstacles give him more determination to succeed? Support your answer with examples from the book.

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