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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. After further investigation, what part of the N-22 does Casey realize may not have been inspected?
(a) The autopilot.
(b) The slats.
(c) The locking pins.
(d) The proximity sensor.

3. 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) Taking the wing apart.
(c) The conversation between the pilot and co-pilots.
(d) The sound on the video before the incident begins.

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

5. Why does Casey receive a fax of a magazine story?
(a) She requested it.
(b) Bob Richman requested it.
(c) The purpose is unclear.
(d) It is a regular fax she receives weekly.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the second phase of the investigation, what does Casey decide to focus on?

2. How many people died on the troubled flight being investigated by Norton Aircraft?

3. What does Casey warn Marder about in their meeting on Tuesday night?

4. When Casey follows the repair reports for the N-22 involved in Flight 545, what does she find?

5. Where did the pilot of the troubled flight make an emergency landing?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the DC-10 incident have to do with the N-22 investigation?

2. What does Casey do with the video she found in the cockpit?

3. What does Casey learn during her run in with the president of the local worker's union Don Brull?

4. When Casey and Bob Richman board the N-22 what do they observe?

5. Explain why Casey ends up on top of an airplane that is being constructed in one of Norton's hangers.

6. What does Casey find Bob Richman doing that further adds to her suspicions of him?

7. Why does the air traffic controller call his boss?

8. What does Casey notice about the pilot while listening to the taped conversations between the pilot and air traffic controllers, and why is this surprising?

9. What reason does Richman give for racking up so much travel time while working for the marketing department?

10. In the meeting on Tuesday, what does Casey learn about the idea that turbulence caused the trouble on Flight 545?

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