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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 did everything right.
(b) He is surprised by the malfunction.
(c) He is confident that everything is under control.
(d) He sounds confused.

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

3. What does Casey warn Marder about in their meeting on Tuesday night?
(a) Harold Edgarton's intentions.
(b) Don Brull's intentions.
(c) John Chung's intentions.
(d) Jack Rogers' intentions.

4. Who is Jack Rogers?
(a) An investigator.
(b) A reporter.
(c) A passenger that wants to sue Norton.
(d) A flight simulation pilot.

5. During the second phase of the investigation, what does Casey decide to focus on?
(a) The air traffic controller's statement.
(b) The pilot's statements.
(c) The passenger interviews.
(d) The autopilot mechanism.

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

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

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

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

10. How long had it been since the Norton Aircraft had had trouble with slat deployment?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 4 years.

11. What is the FAA official's conclusion as soon as he enters the troubled plane after it is evacuated?
(a) Turbulence could not have been the cause.
(b) It is the worse scene he has ever come upon.
(c) The incident was caused by a passenger.
(d) Turbulence most likely was the cause.

12. While inspecting the plane what does Casey see on nearly every surface?
(a) Blood.
(b) Gasoline.
(c) Water.
(d) Engine oil.

13. 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 damaged.
(b) It is rusted.
(c) It is not the original.
(d) It is missing.

14. What does Casey ask the video store technician to do to the video from the cockpit?
(a) Slow it down.
(b) Speed it up.
(c) Edit it.
(d) Destroy it.

15. Who confirms Casey's conclusion that slat deployment did not cause the trouble on the flight?
(a) Richman.
(b) Marder.
(c) Felix.
(d) Kenny.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the workers doing to show their displeasure at the work being sent to China?

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

3. What is Jennifer's boss afraid the story about Flight 545 might turn into?

4. Who tells Jennifer Malone Norton is having internal problems with their union?

5. What is the name of the flight being investigated by Norton Aircraft?

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