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

2. What does Casey tell Jack Rogers about the N-22?
(a) It will be discontinued.
(b) It has a flawed design.
(c) It has never been involved in an accident.
(d) It has a good safety record.

3. When Casey runs into Don Brull, in addition to reminding her that the wing is going to China, what does he tell her about the wing tools?
(a) They are being sabatoged.
(b) They are being sent to Korea.
(c) They are being sold off to another company.
(d) They are being sent to China as well.

4. What does Casey warn Marder about in their meeting on Tuesday night?
(a) Jack Rogers' intentions.
(b) Don Brull's intentions.
(c) Harold Edgarton's intentions.
(d) John Chung's intentions.

5. Who reports the plane's activity to the FAA?
(a) A passenger on the flight.
(b) The pilot.
(c) Casey Singleton.
(d) The air traffic controller.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the purpose of a locking pin?

2. Which one is not a possibility for the cause of the trouble with the flight?

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

4. While inspecting the plane, what does Casey see stuck in an overhead compartment?

5. What is the condition of the locking pin?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Explain what happens while Casey and the investigative team are out to lunch on Wednesday.

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

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. Explain what the JAA press release says.

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

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

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