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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Casey send the Flight Data Recorder information to?
(a) John Marder.
(b) The FAA.
(c) Jack Rogers.
(d) Flight simulations.

2. Why is Jennifer Malone looking for a new story?
(a) Her last story proved to be untrue.
(b) Her boss wants a story no one else had covered.
(c) She wants a promotion.
(d) One of her current stories has been cancelled.

3. While inspecting the plane, what does Casey see stuck in an overhead compartment?
(a) The remnants of a bomb.
(b) A video camera.
(c) A piece of luggage.
(d) A dead man.

4. Why does Casey take a copy of the tape to the audio interpretation lab?
(a) She wants to know the source of the sound right before the incident.
(b) She wants the screaming to be removed so she can hear other noises.
(c) She wants to isolate the conversation in the cockpit.
(d) She wants another opinion on the noises she hears.

5. Who tells Casey the pilot said the problem was caused by uncommanded slat deployment?
(a) The FAA inspector.
(b) A passenger.
(c) The co-pilot.
(d) A stewardess.

6. What is Jennifer's boss afraid the story about Flight 545 might turn into?
(a) A boring piece that no one will be interested in.
(b) A faulty parts story.
(c) A media frenzy.
(d) Jennifer's only focus.

7. 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) Low fuel.
(d) Severe turbulence.

8. When Casey first boards the damaged plane, what does she conclude is part of the problem?
(a) Turbulence.
(b) An act of terrorism.
(c) Porpoising.
(d) A mechanical error.

9. Why does Casey climb a plane that is being constructed?
(a) She wants to look at how locking pins are installed.
(b) She needs to talk to the chief builder.
(c) She wants to inspect N-22 slats for herself.
(d) She is trying to get away from two men who are following her.

10. Casey's secretary Norma, discovers Richman's large expenses have been approved by whom?
(a) Casey's forged signature.
(b) John Marder.
(c) Harold Edgarton.
(d) The executive Norton is working with in China.

11. What does Casey feel may be the key to figuring out what happened on Flight 545?
(a) Speaking with the pilot and co-pilots.
(b) The sound on the video before the incident begins.
(c) The conversation between the pilot and co-pilots.
(d) Taking the wing apart.

12. What caused the accident of the N22 being covered on television?
(a) Slat deployment.
(b) A engine explosion.
(c) A malfunction of autopilot.
(d) Pilot error.

13. What does Marder inform Casey he is going to give her for her efforts in the investigation?
(a) A promotion.
(b) A two week vacation.
(c) A raise.
(d) A bonus.

14. During a meeting on Tuesday, a report confirms the trouble on Flight 545 was not caused by what?
(a) Pilot error.
(b) Slats deployment.
(c) Turbulence.
(d) An autopilot malfunction.

15. Norma gives Casey a fax of a magazine page with a picture of whom?
(a) Harold Edgarton.
(b) John Marder.
(c) Bob Richmand.
(d) John Chung.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the purpose of a locking pin?

2. According to Jack Rogers, why does he think rumors in the plant stem from John Mader?

3. What part of the N-22 does Casey want to tear apart but can't because of time restrictions?

4. Who reports the plane's activity to the FAA?

5. Why hasn't Casey spoken with the pilot and co-pilots from Flight 545?

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