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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) Cars during this time are very unattractive to the average person.
(c) The race car is a very difficult vehicle to understand.
(d) The brakes are difficult to find in a race car.

2. How does Mark feel about the performance of his car?
(a) Angry.
(b) Rather pleased.
(c) Disappointed.
(d) Surprised.

3. Why does Mark become accustomed to winning rather quickly?
(a) He becomes very angry when he loses.
(b) It happens so often.
(c) He likes to win.
(d) He has always been a winner.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the source of his discouragement?

2. In this case, Mark writes that he feels his own and his team's experience in this area will serve as what?

3. Chapter 14: Mclaren M6-B focuses upon ___________________ and how relevant they are to automotive performance.

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

5. What happens when Mark's vehicle has a problem with the chassis?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mark have to say about a good car he is running? Why might he say this?

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

3. What does at least one of Mark's competitors think of innovation? Why might this person feel this way?

4. Describe Mark's personal life. How does he feel about this?

5. What does Mark Donohue think about racing in 1963?

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

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

8. Describe Mark prior to becoming a race car driver. How does he get into racing?

9. What does Mark reveal about himself during this chapter?

10. How is practicing for a race different than a race?

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