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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 does Marder tell Casey she needs to do on Friday morning?

2. What happens when the pilot deploys the slats mid flight?

3. According to Casey's source, what would the deal with Korea involve?

4. What announcement does Marder make before he ends the interview with Jennifer?

5. What does Casey tell Reardon about the official Flight 545 Report?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Malone's boss react to the information that a faulty part, followed by pilot error, caused the incident on Flight 545?

3. What concerns Casey as she reviews the transcript between the pilot and the flight control at LAX as Flight 545 was making a landing?

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

5. What is the end result for Malone, Richman, and Marder?

6. Describe the interview between Reardon and Casey.

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

8. How does Teddy show Malone the idea of slat deployment causing the incident in Flight 545 is not correct?

9. Explain the interview between Jennifer Malone and Barker.

10. What does Casey explain to Malone about the flight manifest?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Casey learns many things from the QAR. Discuss the four main things she learns and how they will affect her investigation into flight 545.

Essay Topic 2

Casey is learning a lot about what happened on Flight 545 by using a variety of resources.

Part 1) Detail what Casey learned about Flight 545 from the Flight Simulator.

Part 2) Detail what Casey learned about Flight 545 from the Flight Data Recorder and the report it produced.

Part 3) Detail what Casey learned about Flight 545 from Amos and her investigation based on his conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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