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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. There is an important meeting that provides for another team of drivers to take over so that Javelins will still run for __________________ even though Roger Penske will not do it.
(a) Dodge Motors.
(b) Ford Motors.
(c) General Motors.
(d) American Motors.

2. Success relies on what?
(a) The car and the driver.
(b) The car.
(c) The driver.
(d) Neither the car nor the driver.

3. When does Mark write this autobiography?
(a) Right before he retires.
(b) After coming out of retirement.
(c) After he retires.
(d) Early in his career.

4. This chapter is dated ____________.
(a) 1974-1975.
(b) 1973-1974.
(c) 1976-1977.
(d) 1972-1973.

5. Mark comes out of retirement to drive in a race. What happens?
(a) He decides to continue his professional racing career.
(b) He is killed in a car crash during a practice for the race.
(c) He is disqualified from the race.
(d) He wins the race.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Mark die?

2. There is a man named ________ who has an important role in introducing Mark Donohue to how they go about doing things in Europe.

3. It is normal for race cars to require what?

4. How does the chapter end?

5. Mark says that he makes recommendations for certain changes but what happens in this case?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mark feel during this chapter? Why?

2. What takes place right after a victory?

3. Why does the team take the car to Indianapolis for testing? Describe these tests. Is this a good idea? Why or why not?

4. For whom is this book good? Why?

5. How does Mark find a winning car for Indianapolis?

6. What does Mark say about race cars in general? How does this lead to a reiteration of an important fact?

7. How does the Penske team almost break one of the racing rules?

8. Describe Mark's experience with NASCAR. What does he learn from this experience?

9. What does Roger Penske think about the situation with American Motors? How does the situation with American Motors work out well for everyone involved?

10. What do Roger Penske and Mark Donohue have in common?

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