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

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

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

4. When Casey follows the repair reports for the N-22 involved in Flight 545, what does she find?
(a) The locking pin had never been replaced.
(b) The locking pin and other parts had been replaced.
(c) The autopilot had been replaced.
(d) The slats had been damaged.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Casey climb a plane that is being constructed?

2. Why is Jennifer Malone looking for a new story?

3. From whom does Jennifer learn about Norton's deal with China?

4. Since Casey is weary of Richman, where does she send him on errands during the investigation on Wednesday?

5. Where does Casey decide to view the video from the camera she found in the cockpit?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Casey's secretary Norma tell Casey to be careful around Richman?

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

3. Why is there a strange car parked outside of Casey's home?

4. 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?

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

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

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

8. What does Casey discover as she studies sheets of data from the faulty data recorder?

9. Explain what the JAA press release says.

10. Why does John Marder call Casey late Wednesday night?

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