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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. This is a car which Mark Donohue explains is __________________ at first.

2. Roger Penske and his team players end up running ___________ cars in the USAC the next year.

3. There are times during races when Mark does surprisingly well. Why is this surprising?

4. The answer to number 70 breaks during the race and is repaired when?

5. Once they find the correct adjustments, the car is ________ seconds faster per lap than the others.

Short Essay Questions

1. What trickery does the team use to throw off those who are not on the team?

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

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

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

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

6. What does someone find for the first time in 1966? Why is this surprising?

7. What happens when Mark is driving a car and the restrictions are removed? How important is the difference in speed? Why?

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

9. What is the first important lesson Mark Donohue learns about racing?

10. What does Roger say that frightens Mark? Why does Roger say this?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mark dislikes leaving bad feelings between himself and anyone else.

Part 1) Why does he reveal this about himself? What example is given regarding a time when he is not given a chance to work out problems with someone else?

Part 2) Why is this attitude regarding relationships important in racing? Do you see it as being more important in racing than in other fields? Why or why not?

Part 3) How does this foreshadow events to come in Mark's life? What might you learn from this attitude of Mark's regarding others?

Essay Topic 2

Mark's son writes the introduction to this book.

Part 1) Summarize the introduction. How is the introduction important? What is intriguing about the information given in this introduction?

Part 2) How does this introduction prepare the reader for the rest of the story? How does Donohue get into racing? Does this seem surprising? Why or why not?

Part 3) What interests do you have? How could these interests influence your future? What do these interests reveal about you?

Essay Topic 3

In 1963, Donohue has only been racing for three years.

Part 1) Describe his experiences at this point as a driver. How do these experiences affect him? Why does he consider being just a "normal engineer?"

Part 2) What causes Donohue to stick with racing? What does this conviction and desire reveal about him?

Part 3) Based on this information regarding racing in the early 1960s, how much has racing, as well as automobile engineering in general, changed over time?

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