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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. Who does Marder rely on to deal with the press?
(a) He always handles the press himself.
(b) Bob Richman.
(c) Norton's Press Department.
(d) Casey.

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

3. Where does Norma learn that Richman has traveled five times in recent months?
(a) To Bombay.
(b) To Java.
(c) To Korea.
(d) To China.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After speaking with passengers, Casey thinks part of the problem may have been uncommanded slat deployment. Why would this be dangerous?

2. If Jennifer goes forward with her report, who does she want as one of the central figures?

3. What does Casey feel may be the key to figuring out what happened on Flight 545?

4. What is the FAA official's conclusion as soon as he enters the troubled plane after it is evacuated?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Norma learn about Richman that she shares with Casey?

6. 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?

7. Who does Casey give the two additional copies of the video from the cockpit to and why?

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

9. What fax does Norma give to Casey and why?

10. Explain the circumstances around the falling tool in the Norton hanger.

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