Symbolism, Setting, and Objects from The Unfair Advantage

Object Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major objects in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Objects

Corvette - This is the street car in which Mark Donahue first races.

Elva Courier - This is the very first real race car that the author of the book uses.

Indianapolis - This city is featured as the site of important races for professional race car drivers. As Mark's career develops, he qualifies for races at this track.

Chassis - There is one car during the first 3 years of Donahue's professional racing experiences in which this breaks. The manufacturer builds him a a new one that is up to the...
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