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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. How many people were injured on the troubled flight being investigated by Norton Aircraft?

2. What does Casey warn Marder about in their meeting on Tuesday night?

3. Why is Jennifer Malone looking for a new story?

4. What does Casey learn about the Flight Data Recorder?

5. While inspecting the plane, what does Casey see stuck in an overhead compartment?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the DC-10 incident have to do with the N-22 investigation?

2. What does Casey do with the video she found in the cockpit?

3. Why is Felix, the man in charge of Flight Simulations, so sure that slats could not have been the cause of the problem on Flight 545?

4. In the meeting on Tuesday, what does Casey learn about the idea that turbulence caused the trouble on Flight 545?

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

6. Why is Casey called to a television, and why does what she sees worry her?

7. Who does Casey give the two additional copies of the video from the cockpit to and why?

8. What does Casey do once she gets home Wednesday night?

9. Explain what the JAA press release says.

10. Explain the circumstances around the falling tool in the Norton hanger.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose three of the following characters and describe in detail their role in the investigation into Flight 545: Casey, Teddy, Malone, the woman from accounting, the video technician, Marder, Richman, and Edgarton.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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