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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 is the first thing Casey learns when Wong hooks up the QAR to his computer?
(a) There was a warning that the autopilot was broken.
(b) There was an engine malfunction.
(c) There was a report about the counterfeit locking pin before take off.
(d) There was a warning before the slats deployed.

2. What does Casey learn from the QAR that suggests pilot error?
(a) The pilot deployed the slats before landing.
(b) The pilot tells the co-pilot he isn't sure what to do.
(c) The pilot was fighting the autopilot.
(d) The pilot turned off the autopilot.

3. What is the only new information Casey learns at the Thursday morning meeting with the investigative crew?
(a) The wheel deployment malfunctioned.
(b) One of the proximity sensors malfunctioned.
(c) The autopilot malfunctioned.
(d) One of the slats malfunctioned.

4. What does Casey tell Reardon about the official Flight 545 Report?
(a) It will show that the cause of the incident is undetermined.
(b) It will be released the next day.
(c) It will prove Norton's innocence.
(d) It will show that Marder is guilty.

5. What finally causes the plane to right itself?
(a) When Chang' son lowers the altitude of the plane.
(b) When Chang's son deploys the slats.
(c) When Chang's son listens to flight control's instructions.
(d) When Chang's son allows the autopilot to take over.

Short Answer Questions

1. What lie does Barker tell about Norton during his interview with Jennifer Malone?

2. What does Casey find when she wakes up Friday morning?

3. Casey learns it will take how long to recreate the events on Flight 545 using the information from the flight data recorder?

4. How does Malone plan to make her interview subjects appear the way she wants them to appear?

5. Where is Norton's Test Facility located?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why will making a deal with Korea ultimately be the end of Norton?

2. What does Edgarton tell Casey when he calls her after the final report is released?

3. Explain how Marder acts during his interview with Jennifer Malone.

4. What does Casey learn when she calls the simulation department on Thursday?

5. What does Malone insist on doing Saturday morning at Norton?

6. How does Malone react when the test pilot starts to reenact the incident on Flight 545?

7. How does Malone's reporter, Marty Reardon feel about Barker?

8. Why does Casey find it strange that Richman is already at work when she arrives Thursday morning?

9. Why doesn't Casey find out what the accountant was able to translate from the video tape on Thursday?

10. Describe the chain of events that caused the incident on Flight 545.

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