Crichton's 'Airframe'

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. The novel starts with a midair disaster; which was the aircraft involved in this disaster? 747 N-20 DC-9 N-22

2. Who was the COO of Norton Aircraft who headed the Incident Response team, that was formed to investigate the cause of the disaster? Harold Edgarton Bob Richman Casey Singleton John Marder

3. Why was the IRT team given only one week to complete their investigations? Because of a deal being planned with Korea Because Newsline was planning a program on N-22 in a week Because an important deal with China was due to be signed in a week Because of pressure from the JAA

4. Why were attempts made to derail the IRT investigation? The airline company Trans-Pacific didn't want the truth to come out The workers were afraid of losing their jobs The union leaders were responsible for the disaster The management did not want the truth to come out

5. Who was the producer of the "Newsline" program who wanted to do a story on the safety of the N-22 aircraft? Larry King Dick Shenk Jennifer Malone Marty Reardon

6. Who attacks Singleton when she goes to the plane to retrieve the QAR? Marder Richman Teddy Burne

7. What is the surprising evidence that the "Newsline" team had, which shocked Singleton during the interview? A statement from the flight captain A home video about the mid-air disaster An old report which spoke about the unstable aspects on N-22 They didn’t have any evidence

8. Singleton plans a test flight; what is the result of this test flight? The incident stopped when auto-pilot was activated There was a problem with slats deployment There was a serious fault with the N-22 design Nothing was conclusive

9. What was the actual cause for the N-22 incident? Mid-air slats deployment in the wings Failure of the autopilot because of an avionics error Proximity sensor error The pilot's son was flying the plane at the time of the incident

10. What happens to Singleton at the end of the story? She quits the job and joins Boeing She is framed by Marder and Richman and sacked She is promoted as head of media relations division She is arrested on charges of narcotics possession