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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. Do the race cars arrive already built?

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

3. Months are spent in deliberation about whether or not the Penske team should or would try ___________________.

4. Will these changes automatically help other drivers?

5. Is Mark getting worse at racing?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Mark's disappointing performance. How does this become a positive situation?

2. What does Roger Penske offer Mark? What does he think about this?

3. How is Mark affected by the anti-skid system?

4. What takes place right after a victory?

5. Describe Mark's death.

6. How does the Penske team almost break one of the racing rules?

7. What does Mark learn about himself after retirement?

8. How is this book important to race car enthusiasts?

9. What late adjustment is made regarding the McLaren car and the Eagle cars?

10. Compare the Germans to the Americans.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the early 1970s, Roger Penske has a meeting with the American Motors people.

Part 1) Describe the reason for this meeting. How does Mark feel about this meeting? Why? How does this meeting affect Penske's racing team? How does it affect Mark specifically?

Part 2) What other changes take place within the Penske racing team over the years during which Mark is a driver? Why do these changes take place? How do these changes affect the Penske team?

Part 3) Do changes like these take place in other sports and forms of entertainment? If so, how and why? If not, why not? How do changes affect fans and the sport's image?

Essay Topic 2

Mark comes into contact with many other drivers.

Part 1) Name two of these drivers and describe them. How do they compare to Mark, as far as personality and driving record?

Part 2) Describe the relationships between the drivers. How might this compare to the relationships between athletes in other sports?

Part 3) How do other drivers factor into one's abilities on the race track? How does this parallel real life, outside of racing?

Essay Topic 3

The title of the book is The Unfair Advantage.

Part 1) To what does this pertain? How is this important throughout the book? When does Mark try to have an unfair advantage? Why?

Part 2) How is the unfair advantage tied to a rule of secrecy in racing? How is this secrecy both helpful and detrimental? Might racing be so secretive today? Why or why not?

Part 3) When have you acted secretive or unfairly? Why did you do this? What was the outcome? How does this compare to the actions of racing teams described in this book?

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