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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On his _______ run in the car, after some changes have been made, Mark Donohue sets a new record.
(a) Third.
(b) Fourth.
(c) Fifth.
(d) Second.

2. Do the cars require a lot of development after arriving?
(a) No, never.
(b) Yes.
(c) No, not usually.
(d) No, rarely.

3. Why are the Germans included in the "deal?"
(a) The Germans have the top-rated engines.
(b) Mark likes racing German cars.
(c) They are excellent car makers.
(d) Mark wants to work with Flegl.

4. Mark finishes _______ and is mocked by another driver.
(a) 3rd.
(b) 4th.
(c) 2nd.
(d) 1st.

5. Can all drivers master the same troubles?
(a) Yes, most of the time.
(b) No, not always.
(c) Yes, often.
(d) Yes, always.

6. Mark writes that after ____________ years of losing, they have learned a great deal and Mark hopes to return as a team manager in a way that can make them win.
(a) Many.
(b) A couple.
(c) A dozen.
(d) One.

7. Mark is able to go ______________ at Indianapolis, and when he tells another driver this fact, the other man is shocked and walks off, literally reeling from the blow.
(a) 176.8mph.
(b) 186.7mph.
(c) 187.7mph.
(d) 177.8mph.

8. They spend ______________ getting to know the car and how it works and why it has the problems it has.
(a) Months.
(b) Years.
(c) Days.
(d) Weeks.

9. When Mark asks other drivers about the troubles he is having, how do the others respond?
(a) They taunt him.
(b) They ignore him.
(c) They give him fake solutions.
(d) They do not provide him with solutions.

10. What does Mark note about Flegl?
(a) The man is meticulous.
(b) The man is unusual.
(c) The man is arrogant.
(d) The man is easy-going.

11. Do all drivers have the ability to overcome every challenge that a given race car can pose?
(a) Usually.
(b) Almost always.
(c) Yes.
(d) No.

12. How does the chapter end?
(a) They enter a championship race.
(b) They lose.
(c) They win a championship.
(d) They almost win a championship.

13. Roger says yes, but only after _________________ of consideration and a modification of the plans of how they will do it.
(a) Years.
(b) Days.
(c) Weeks.
(d) Months.

14. Will these changes automatically help other drivers?
(a) Yes.
(b) Often.
(c) Most likely.
(d) No.

15. In professional auto racing it is _____________________ that make(s) the race.
(a) Both the driver and the vehicle.
(b) The driver.
(c) The pit crew.
(d) The vehicle.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Penske team presently has ___________ different cars running in NASCAR, Can-Am and USAC style races for the season.

2. Mark Donohue disappoints everyone because he drives a car for the first time and what happens?

3. Mark's promotion calls for what from Mark?

4. What is a second possible reason for why the drivers respond the way they do in number 139?

5. Mark Donohue has a strong, positive instinctive reaction to a new car that the _______________ people have made to try at Indianapolis, where they are underdogs without much experience.

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