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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 signal does the plane give the pilot on the flight reenactment?

2. What does Casey remind the technician of when she takes the video tape from him?

3. How does Barker act in front of the cameras?

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

5. What does Reardon begin questioning early in the interview?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

5. What does Malone do at Norton's Test Facility in Arizona?

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

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

8. Explain what happens Thursday night when Casey goes to the N-22.

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

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

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.

Essay Topic 2

Describe how Marder is pushing Casey to the forefront of the investigation and the press's interest in the case. Describe how this is good for Marder but could be bad for Casey. Be sure to answer the questions: Why isn't Marder using the press department of Norton but using Casey instead? What does Marder promise Casey when the investigation is over?

Essay Topic 3

Describe in detail what happens on the flight test from take off to landing. Be sure to detail the characters' reactions to what is taking place.

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