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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. The driver will normally have changes made to the race car. Why?

2. When does Mark die?

3. Roger Penske has had ________________ races in the back of his mind.

4. Do the cars require a lot of development after arriving?

5. Mark thinks he does not care about being famous until he thinks about what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mark say about fame and success?

2. What fact is reiterated using Mark's difficulty at Indianapolis?

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

4. What does Mark say about racing fuel in this chapter? Why is this important?

5. How does Mark find a winning car for Indianapolis?

6. Why does the team take the car to Indianapolis for testing? Describe these tests. Is this a good idea? Why or why not?

7. What does Mark say about race cars in general? How does this lead to a reiteration of an important fact?

8. Describe Mark's retirement.

9. Describe Mark's experience with NASCAR. What does he learn from this experience?

10. Do you believe that teams should be allowed to almost break the rules? Why or why not?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Loyalty causes problems for Mark and his team.

Part 1) To whom is Mark loyal? Why? How does this affect his racing? Overall, are these loyalties beneficial? Why or why not?

Part 2) Describe loyalties that athletes have today. Why do these loyalties exist? How do they affect an athlete's career? How do these loyalties compare to Mark's?

Part 3) To whom are you loyal? Why? How does this loyalty affect your life and the decisions you make in your life? Overall, do you see loyalties as good or bad? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Mark has a difficult time with a car he races at Indy.

Part 1) What does Mark imply regarding these difficulties? How does this reiterate the importance of both the car and driver when racing well? What does this period of time reveal about Mark?

Part 2) How does Mark handle these difficulties? How does this lead to more difficulties? Why? What does this reveal about race car drivers?

Part 3) What are your own weaknesses? How do you deal with these weaknesses? Have others been able to help you? If so, how? If not, why not? How do your own weaknesses compare to Mark's?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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