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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The book begins with introductory writings by whom?
(a) The author.
(b) The son of the deceased author.
(c) The wife of the deceased author.
(d) Roger Penske.

2. Why is there a serious debate about which type of tires to use in a given race?
(a) Many of the tires seem to be the same.
(b) There is not much known about each brand of tires.
(c) The conflict is over values and loyalties.
(d) None of the tires are of good quality.

3. There are ______________ changes having to do with what will work with the Javelin race cars.
(a) No.
(b) Few.
(c) Numerous.
(d) Some.

4. Another young man invites Mark to race his __________________ one night.
(a) Corvette.
(b) Charger.
(c) Camaro.
(d) Porsche.

5. Mark reports to readers that he thinks about it for how long, and then decides to go ahead and give it a try?
(a) A week.
(b) Two years.
(c) Six months.
(d) A whole year.

6. Why was Mark able to place second at Indianapolis?
(a) The other drivers are all beginners.
(b) The car he is driving is the fastest.
(c) He is the best driver in the race.
(d) The car he is driving holds together whereas the others fall apart sooner.

7. They use the _______ wing for the final round of qualifying and for the real race.
(a) Medium.
(b) Flat.
(c) High.
(d) Low.

8. Mark explains that when they build for long-distance races their primary concern is what?
(a) To build cars that can go the fastest.
(b) To build light weight cars.
(c) To build cars with a lot of horsepower.
(d) To build cars that can last the race.

9. Mark tells readers that he very nearly becomes "just ________________."
(a) A normal guy.
(b) A driver.
(c) A normal engineer.
(d) About nothing.

10. What happens when Mark grows very discouraged?
(a) He calls his mom.
(b) He almost completely stops racing.
(c) He is almost fired.
(d) He drives in more races.

11. For the first time, Mark finds someone who finds the ________ of the car.
(a) Beauty.
(b) Limit.
(c) Skills.
(d) Brakes.

12. He writes about how his Penske team uses ________________ to create a new car, and that this race car does just fine in at least one race.
(a) Experience.
(b) Trickery.
(c) Intelligence.
(d) Creativity.

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

14. Roger Penske and his team players end up running ___________ cars in the USAC the next year.
(a) GTO.
(b) Camaro.
(c) Eagle.
(d) Loyola.

15. Roger Penske always makes sure that Sunoco-Sun Oil Company has what?
(a) Money to donate to the Penske team.
(b) Their name written on every car they race.
(c) A television advertisement.
(d) Good seats for the races.

Short Answer Questions

1. How often does Mark work on the race cars?

2. Mark has one car that is "perfectly balanced" but it takes him ___________ years to fully appreciate what a difference this makes.

3. He has _____________ how the previous team had been able to make the car perform as well as it had.

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

5. What is someone able to offer Mark Donohue for racing on a team?

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