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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. How is the US Postal Team regarded when the Tour de France begins?
2. Who is Jeff Garvey?
3. During Lance's chemo treatment, which friend spends as much time with him as possible?
4. What race do Kik and friends get Lance to commit to before he gives it all up?
5. Who is Kelly Davidson?
Short Essay Questions
1. When Lance wins his first Tour de France, what does he see as he crosses the finish line?
2. How is the U.S. Postal Team that Lance races with regarded at the start of the Tour de France?
3. How is Lance received in the United States after winning his first Tour de France?
4. Who is LaTrice, and how does she help Lance?
5. What does Lance learn about his post-cancer body as he trains in the mountains for the Tour de France?
6. Who is Kik, and how does Lance meet her?
7. When Lance works on getting his foundation going, why is he reluctant to ride competitively again?
8. After they marry, why do Kik and Lance move to Europe?
9. After Lance starts racing again as a cancer survivor, why does he become discouraged and depressed?
10. In between chemotherapy cycles, what does Lance do back in Austin?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explain how beating cancer prepares Lance for the race of his life, the Tour de France.
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
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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