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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the answer to number 28 come as a bit of a shock?
(a) Prior to this no one he had ever met had ever honestly been able to report that a car could go no faster and be referring to a race car.
(b) The race car is a very difficult vehicle to understand.
(c) Cars during this time are very unattractive to the average person.
(d) The brakes are difficult to find in a race car.

2. They do not run the cars much over __________________ at that track for that race.
(a) 175mph.
(b) 210mph.
(c) 190mph.
(d) 150mph.

3. Race car driving is all about finding limits the _________ way.
(a) Short.
(b) Long.
(c) Hard.
(d) Easy.

4. He has _____________ how the previous team had been able to make the car perform as well as it had.
(a) One idea.
(b) Many ideas.
(c) No idea.
(d) Some ideas.

5. The author points out how strong the relationship is between speed and ___________________.
(a) Width.
(b) Aerodynamics.
(c) Weight.
(d) Depth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mark quickly discovers that racing is a strong interest and so does what?

2. What is Mark's funder's response regarding driving for another?

3. Mark Donohue is a ___________________ student who likes cars.

4. What is the simple truth about street cars?

5. Who is Mark Donohue's funder and organizer of the racing team for which he normally drives?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do race cars not last very long? How does this lead to Mark's discussion of another unfair advantage?

2. What does Mark think about the Javelin race car? How does he deal with this?

3. What conflict over value and loyalties takes place in this chapter? How important does loyalty seem to be, based on this example?

4. What does the author say about the relationship between speed and aerodynamics?

5. How does Roger Penske upset the Ferrari man?

6. What piece of hardware at the end of the book is discussed? What is said about this piece?

7. How does Mark Donohue's career as a race car driver begin to truly become a reality?

8. What does the writer of the introduction have to say about the author?

9. How does Mark Donohue die? What are your thoughts on his death?

10. What race deal does Mark turn down? What might be the reason he reconsiders it?

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