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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. In the biggest deal in its history, Norton Aircraft is about to sell how many of the same type of plane involved in the troubled flight?

2. Why does Casey take a copy of the tape to the audio interpretation lab?

3. Where did Casey Singleton send her daughter to the morning of the troubled flight?

4. What does Amos tell Casey about the locking pin?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the corrupt data from the Flight Data Recorder mean?

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

3. Why does John Marder call Casey late Wednesday night?

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

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

6. Why is there a strange car parked outside of Casey's home?

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

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

9. 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?

10. What does Casey learn during her run in with the president of the local worker's union Don Brull?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Marty Reardon is a hard-hitting reporter that works for Jennifer Malone.

Part 1) Describe Marty's interview with Barker and what it confirms about the investigation.

Part 2) Describe Marty's interview with Casey and what it confirms about the investigation.

Essay Topic 2

Malone determines to get a story but it does not happen.

Part 1) Describe why Malone insists on being on the test flight and how Casey reacted.

Part 2) Describe what happens on the flight that made Malone attack Casey upon landing.

Part 3) Describe the results, for Malone, of what Casey reveals on the test flight.

Essay Topic 3

Detail the chain of events that cause the trouble on Flight 545 beginning with the faulty part. Include who is at fault at each part in the chain of events.

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