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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. Where is Norton's Test Facility located?
2. Why was it dangerous for John Chang's son to fly the plane even though he is a pilot?
3. Why does Malone attack Casey after the test flight?
4. What happens to Jennifer Malone?
5. Casey learns it will take how long to recreate the events on Flight 545 using the information from the flight data recorder?
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain how Casey feels when she wakes up the morning after her fall in the hanger.
2. What does Edgarton tell Casey when he calls her after the final report is released?
3. When Casey is leaving Thursday evening, what does she discover that causes her to return to her office?
4. What concerns Casey as she reviews the transcript between the pilot and the flight control at LAX as Flight 545 was making a landing?
5. Explain how Marder acts during his interview with Jennifer Malone.
6. Why doesn't Casey find out what the accountant was able to translate from the video tape on Thursday?
7. What does Malone insist on doing Saturday morning at Norton?
8. How does Marder explain what was done about the slat deployment problem to Jennifer Malone?
9. How does Teddy show Malone the idea of slat deployment causing the incident in Flight 545 is not correct?
10. Why does Casey find it strange that Richman is already at work when she arrives Thursday morning?
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
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.
Essay Topic 3
The plane itself if used by the author as a type of character in the book. Describe three aspects of the plane and what each part of the plane has to do with the investigation into the troubled flight.
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