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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. Who is Teddy Rawley?

2. Where does Casey decide to view the video from the camera she found in the cockpit?

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

4. According to Casey and her team, what would have stopped if autopilot had taken over properly?

5. What does ex-FAA agent Fred Barker tell Jennifer Malone about the N-22?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What reason does Richman give for racking up so much travel time while working for the marketing department?

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

8. Why does Casey's secretary Norma tell Casey to be careful around Richman?

9. 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?

10. What does Norma learn about Richman that she shares with Casey?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Casey ends the interview with Reardon, surprising everyone.

Part 1) Describe how Casey ends the interview with Reardon and why it is surprising.

Part 2) Describe Casey's plan for Saturday and if her plan goes smoothly, what it will reveal about Flight 545.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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