View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Casey and her team, what would have stopped if autopilot had taken over properly?
(a) Uncommanded slat deployment.
(b) The porpoising.
(c) The roller coaster effect.
(d) The forward lurching.

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

3. What does Amos tell Casey about the locking pin?
(a) It did not cause the accident.
(b) It did cause the accident.
(c) All locking pins on N-22s should be replaced.
(d) It is inconclusive as to whether or not it caused the accident.

4. When the plane from Flight 545 is brought back to Norton, what is peculiar about the locking pin a member of the investigative team found?
(a) It is rusted.
(b) It is missing.
(c) It is damaged.
(d) It is not the original.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Casey receive a fax of a magazine story?

2. What causes chaos when Casey is walking through hanger 64 with Richman?

3. Who does Richman meet with several times a day?

4. When Casey arrives at Norton Wednesday morning, what does Marder ask her to do?

5. A profitable deal with what country is pending, until the findings of the troubled flight are revealed?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why is Casey called to a television, and why does what she sees worry her?

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

6. 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?

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

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

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

10. What does Casey Singleton learn about the troubled flight in the morning debriefing meeting at Norton Aircraft?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 890 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample