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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the flight being investigated by Norton Aircraft?
(a) Flight 987.
(b) Flight 342.
(c) Flight 689.
(d) Flight 545.

2. What does Casey learn about the Flight Data Recorder?
(a) The information does not lead to any concrete solutions.
(b) The information is helpful in determining the cause of the trouble on the flight.
(c) It was destroyed during the flight.
(d) The information on it is corrupt.

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

4. What makes Casey rule out turbulence as the cause of the troubled flight before she even inspects the aircraft?
(a) She reviews reports from other planes.
(b) She reviews weather reports.
(c) She talks to the co-pilot.
(d) She talks to the passengers.

5. Where on the plane does a female American passenger hear a noise before the incident?
(a) In an overhead compartment.
(b) On the wing.
(c) In the bathroom.
(d) In the cockpit.

6. What does Casey call the footage from the camera she found in the cockpit?
(a) Disturbing.
(b) Terrifying.
(c) Inconclusive.
(d) Troublesome.

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

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

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

10. Where did the troubled flight leave from?
(a) Hong Kong.
(b) England.
(c) New York City.
(d) China.

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

12. What is the purpose of a locking pin?
(a) It holds the wheels in place during flight.
(b) It holds the Flight Data Recorder in place during flight.
(c) It holds the cockpit doors in place during flight.
(d) It holds the slats in place during flight.

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

14. Who is Teddy Rawley?
(a) A test pilot at Norton.
(b) An irrate union worker.
(c) A investigator working for both sides.
(d) A reporter.

15. How many people were injured on the troubled flight being investigated by Norton Aircraft?
(a) 14.
(b) 28.
(c) 79.
(d) 56.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does ex-FAA agent Fred Barker tell Jennifer Malone about the N-22?

2. Who was waiting for Casey in the parking lot when she arrived at work the morning of the troubled flight?

3. What caused the accident of the N22 being covered on television?

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

5. Why is the cockpit recorder of no help in Casey's investigation?

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