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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 does Lance's coach point out whenever he wants to quit racing?

2. What is Lance's primary concern when he first learns he has cancer?

3. Why do doctors want to start Lance on chemotherapy sooner than they had originally planned?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Lance Armstrong, and for what is he best known?

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

3. Explain where Lance is in his life when signs of cancer appear.

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

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

6. How does Lance's outlook change when he learns he has tumors in his brain?

7. Why does Lance need to bank his sperm prior to undergoing treatment for cancer?

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

9. Why does Lance ignore signs that something is terribly wrong with his body?

10. Lance describes himself as brash during the early phases of his cycling career. How does this brashness interfere with his progress?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Paint a portrait of Lance Armstrong in terms of:

1. A hero people look up to and find inspiration from.

2. A human being with issues and flaws.

How is Lance able to embody both descriptions simultaneously? How does he fit the role of "imperfect hero?"

Essay Topic 3

How is foreshadowing used in this book as a tool to indicate events that are to come? Cite three specific examples of foreshadowing, elaborating upon each.

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