2. Roger Penske offers Mark a salaried _____________ position.
(a) Team Manager.
(b) Pit Crew Leader.
(c) Team Organizer.
(d) Team Owner.

3. 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) 177.8mph.
(b) 187.7mph.
(c) 176.8mph.
(d) 186.7mph.

4. 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.
(a) McLaren.
(b) Daimler.
(c) Mercedes.
(d) BMW.

5. The Europeans do not realize that the Americans are used to having who drive the race cars?
(a) Owners.
(b) Young men.
(c) Engineers.
(d) Trained drivers.

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

7. The driver will normally have changes made to the race car. Why?
(a) So the organizer is happy.
(b) So that he can drive it best.
(c) So the parts are made by those companies that sponsor the car.
(d) So that the car is at its best.

8. Is Mark getting worse at racing?
(a) No, he is ceasing to improve.
(b) No, he is still improving.
(c) Yes, he is becoming slightly worse.
(d) Yes, he has become a horrible driver.

9. They discuss what to do in the event that they cannot find what?
(a) A good enough crew chief to win the Can-Am races.
(b) A good enough car to win the Can-Am races.
(c) A good enough pit crew to win the Can-Am races.
(d) A good enough driver to win the Can-Am races.

10. Mark suggests that they check for an alternative in cars that they can run where?
(a) In the dirt track races.
(b) In the IRL races.
(c) In the USAC races.
(d) In the NASCAR races.

11. 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) General Motors.
(c) American Motors.
(d) Ford Motors.

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

13. Donohue and his colleague ________ talk much of the night about what a great opportunity this is and what can be done with it.
(a) Conners.
(b) Conn.
(c) Colley.
(d) Cox.

14. There is an incredible ___________ system created and implemented by this team.
(a) Anti-stop.
(b) Anti-roll.
(c) Anti-lock.
(d) Anti-skid.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Right after a victory, the Porsche people offer the Penske people the opportunity to run a brand new type of Porsche ______ designed for racing conditions.

2. In this chapter, Mark travels to ________________ with Roger Penske.

3. They spend ______________ getting to know the car and how it works and why it has the problems it has.

4. Finally, while his performance in NASCAR racing goes very badly, Mark writes that the other drivers are friendlier. Why?

5. A lot of race cars do not run on what fuel?

(see the answer keys)

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