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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the flight being investigated by Norton Aircraft?

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

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

5. In the morning meeting, Casey and the investigative team discuss a plane that never flew again because of one accident. What plane was this?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why is Jennifer Malone trying to get a story about the N-22 incident?

4. 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?

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

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

7. When Casey and Bob Richman board the N-22 what do they observe?

8. Why does the air traffic controller call his boss?

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

10. Explain what the JAA press release says.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The video tape Casey found in the cockpit will play a central role in determining what happened on the flight.

Part 1) Describe what Casey hopes she can find out from the video.

Part 2) Describe what Casey is doing to better understand what is happening on the video.

Essay Topic 2

Foreshadowing is used in the first section of Airframe. Give three examples of foreshadowing and how it is used to point towards events that are to come.

Essay Topic 3

The interviews Jennifer Malone conducts are a crucial turning point in the story. Describe the people Jennifer interviews, the reason why she interviews them and their role with Norton.

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