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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Casey send the Flight Data Recorder information to?
(a) John Marder.
(b) The FAA.
(c) Flight simulations.
(d) Jack Rogers.

2. What does ex-FAA agent Fred Barker tell Jennifer Malone about the N-22?
(a) It has trouble with slat deployment.
(b) It should be grounded.
(c) It has trouble with autopilot.
(d) All models should be rebuilt.

3. If Jennifer goes forward with her report, who does she want as one of the central figures?
(a) Fred Barker.
(b) John Marder.
(c) Casey.
(d) Bob Richman.

4. According to Casey and her team, what would have stopped if autopilot had taken over properly?
(a) The forward lurching.
(b) The roller coaster effect.
(c) Uncommanded slat deployment.
(d) The porpoising.

5. Who was waiting for Casey in the parking lot when she arrived at work the morning of the troubled flight?
(a) The chief designer.
(b) The president of the company.
(c) Her new assistant.
(d) Her secretary.

6. What reason does the pilot of the troubled flight give for the plane's problems?
(a) A deranged passenger.
(b) Severe turbulence.
(c) Loss of an engine.
(d) Low fuel.

7. Where did the pilot of the troubled flight make an emergency landing?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Austin.
(c) San Diego.
(d) Denver.

8. Who does Richman meet with several times a day?
(a) Marder.
(b) Edgarton.
(c) Jennifer Malone.
(d) Executives from China.

9. At home Wednesday evening, Casey receives a call from Marder informing her about what?
(a) Bob Richman is missing.
(b) The security detail found someone in her backyard.
(c) Another N-22 was involved in an accident.
(d) A crew from Newsline will be at Norton in the morning.

10. When the flight began to experience trouble, what did a young married father drop?
(a) His laptop.
(b) His infant daughter.
(c) His briefcase.
(d) His video camera.

11. Casey's secretary Norma, discovers Richman's large expenses have been approved by whom?
(a) Casey's forged signature.
(b) John Marder.
(c) The executive Norton is working with in China.
(d) Harold Edgarton.

12. During a meeting on Tuesday, a report confirms the trouble on Flight 545 was not caused by what?
(a) Pilot error.
(b) An autopilot malfunction.
(c) Turbulence.
(d) Slats deployment.

13. What does Marder inform Casey he is going to give her for her efforts in the investigation?
(a) A raise.
(b) A bonus.
(c) A two week vacation.
(d) A promotion.

14. Who reports the plane's activity to the FAA?
(a) Casey Singleton.
(b) The air traffic controller.
(c) A passenger on the flight.
(d) The pilot.

15. Why is Casey worried about the news coverage of the new accident involving the N-22?
(a) She fears it will bring coverage to Flight 545.
(b) She fears it was caused by the same problem as Flight 545.
(c) She cannot handle two investigations at one time.
(d) She is sure she will lose her job.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Casey ask the video store technician to do to the video from the cockpit?

2. How does Casey get down from the top of the plane?

3. When Casey runs into Don Brull, in addition to reminding her that the wing is going to China, what does he tell her about the wing tools?

4. When Casey follows the repair reports for the N-22 involved in Flight 545, what does she find?

5. From whom does Jennifer learn about Norton's deal with China?

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