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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. 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 another opinion on the noises she hears.
(d) She wants to isolate the conversation in the cockpit.

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

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

4. What is JAA?
(a) The Korean version of the FAA.
(b) The European version of the FAA.
(c) The Australian version of the FAA.
(d) The Japanese version of the FAA.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Casey tell Jack Rogers about the N-22?

2. In reviewing the tapes between the pilot and air traffic control, what does Casey and her team notice about the pilot?

3. Who does Casey say usually knows everything going on at Norton Aircraft?

4. What makes Casey rule out pilot error as the cause of the troubled flight before she even inspects the aircraft?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain what happened to the young American parents and their infant daughter during the troubled flight.

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

3. What does Casey do once she gets home Wednesday night?

4. Why is uncommanded slat deployment thought to be a possibility for the trouble experienced on the flight?

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

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

7. Why is Felix, the man in charge of Flight Simulations, so sure that slats could not have been the cause of the problem on Flight 545?

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

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

10. What are the various recorders on the plane that Casey hopes to gain information from?

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