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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In reviewing the tapes between the pilot and air traffic control, what does Casey and her team notice about the pilot?
(a) He sounds confused.
(b) He is confident that everything is under control.
(c) He did everything right.
(d) He is surprised by the malfunction.

2. When the flight began to experience trouble, what did a young married father drop?
(a) His infant daughter.
(b) His video camera.
(c) His briefcase.
(d) His laptop.

3. Who is Jennifer Malone?
(a) A magazine editor.
(b) A newspaper reporter.
(c) A radio broadcaster.
(d) A television news producer.

4. In the morning meeting, Casey and the investigative team discuss a plane that never flew again because of one accident. What plane was this?
(a) 727.
(b) DC-10.
(c) DC-8.
(d) MD-11.

5. When the plane from Flight 545 is brought back to Norton, what is peculiar about the locking pin a member of the investigative team found?
(a) It is missing.
(b) It is damaged.
(c) It is rusted.
(d) It is not the original.

6. What makes Casey rule out pilot error as the cause of the troubled flight before she even inspects the aircraft?
(a) The flight data recorder shows no pilot error.
(b) The pilot personally received training at Norton Aircraft.
(c) The co-pilot confirms the pilot's story.
(d) Pilot error does not fit in with the chain of events.

7. What part of the N-22 does Casey want to tear apart but can't because of time restrictions?
(a) The wing.
(b) The slats.
(c) The engine.
(d) The autopilot mechanism.

8. Who reports the plane's activity to the FAA?
(a) Casey Singleton.
(b) The pilot.
(c) The air traffic controller.
(d) A passenger on the flight.

9. According to Jack Rogers, why does he think rumors in the plant stem from John Mader?
(a) Because Jack finds a note from Mader.
(b) Because Mader wants to be president.
(c) Because Don Brull tells him Mader started the rumor.
(d) Because he is working for Mader.

10. What reason does the pilot of the troubled flight give for the plane's problems?
(a) A deranged passenger.
(b) Loss of an engine.
(c) Severe turbulence.
(d) Low fuel.

11. In the biggest deal in its history, Norton Aircraft is about to sell how many of the same type of plane involved in the troubled flight?
(a) 15.
(b) 20.
(c) 10.
(d) 5.

12. At a staff meeting at Norton Aircraft, which airframe does Casey learn is involved in the troubled flight?
(a) A 757.
(b) A N-22.
(c) A DC-10
(d) A 747.

13. A profitable deal with what country is pending, until the findings of the troubled flight are revealed?
(a) China.
(b) Saudi Arabia.
(c) Japan.
(d) Canada.

14. Who does Casey say usually knows everything going on at Norton Aircraft?
(a) Her secretary.
(b) The president of the company.
(c) The man in charge of the mailroom.
(d) Her assistant.

15. While eating at a local restaurant, what does Casey see on television?
(a) Actual footage of Flight 545.
(b) Breaking news about another accident involving an N-22.
(c) A report about Flight 545.
(d) A report stating that Marder is being investigated by the FAA.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Casey Singleton send her daughter to the morning of the troubled flight?

2. Who does Marder rely on to deal with the press?

3. What does Marder inform Casey he is going to give her for her efforts in the investigation?

4. Which one is not a possibility for the cause of the trouble with the flight?

5. Who tells Casey the pilot said the problem was caused by uncommanded slat deployment?

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