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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. Even though Lance goes away on a speaking engagement, he constantly:

2. What personal goal do Lance and Kik develop?

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

4. What is required for Kik to get pregnant?

5. During Lance's chemo treatment, which friend spends as much time with him as possible?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who keeps Lance company throughout his chemotherapy treatments?

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

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

4. What does Lance learn about his post-cancer body as he trains in the mountains for the Tour de France?

5. After Cofidis dissolves Lance's contract, who offers Lance a racing contract?

6. Describe Lance's chemotherapy treatment.

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

8. Who is LaTrice, and how does she help Lance?

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

10. Who is Miguel Indurain, and what does he say about Lance Armstrong?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze Lance Armstrong in terms of the following roles:

1. Fierce athlete.

2. Loyal friend.

3. Tour de France champion.

4. Proud father.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast what Lance is like -- his personality, attitude, physical demeanor, temperament, goals, and so on -- before having cancer and after becoming a cancer survivor.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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