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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Phase 1 of the trial, Schlictmann has to prove that groundwater poisoned what?
(a) The children with leukemia.
(b) Wells G and H.
(c) The Aberjona River.
(d) The families.

2. After Phase 1 verdict Schlictmann's firm is in dire straits. How long can the firm continue to exist with the money they receive from cashing out the firm's retirement plan?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 1 year.

3. How many counsel tables are there at the trial?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

4. What offer does Grace Chemical make during the negotiations in New York?
(a) $18 million.
(b) $6.6 million, take it or leave it.
(c) $8 million.
(d) $12 million.

5. Among Schlictmann's team who wants to write the Beatrice appeal and make the argument?
(a) Crowley.
(b) Nesson.
(c) Conway.
(d) Schlictmann.

6. The EPA report that is released after the trial verdict clearly states what?
(a) Only Grace Chemical had contaminated Wells G and H.
(b) Grace Chemical was responsible for the contamination in Wells G and H.
(c) The City of Woburn was responsible for the contamination in Wells G and H.
(d) Both Grace Chemical and Beatrice Foods had contaminated Wells G and H.

7. Where are the first negotiations between Schlictmann's team and Grace held in Boston?
(a) Four Seasons Hotel.
(b) The judge's chambers.
(c) Lafayette Hotel.
(d) Schlictmann's offices.

8. Skinner asks the jury to determine the exact years that what began?
(a) Complaints about the water supply.
(b) Contamination.
(c) Leukemia in the children.
(d) Symptons of leukemia in the children.

9. On the day the lawyers return to the courtroom to meet with Judge Skinner, Eustis is sitting in the front row of the courtroom gallery. What is he reading?
(a) The New York Times.
(b) Court documents.
(c) A proposed settlement offer.
(d) A motion for a new trial.

10. Facher makes frequent objections. One day during the geologist's testimony he made how many objections?
(a) 22.
(b) 30.
(c) 10.
(d) 12.

11. Who says "We need a vacation from these legal bills."?
(a) Eustis.
(b) Jacobs.
(c) Gordon.
(d) Keating.

12. When Schlictmann meets with his client families in his offices in August, he tells them that the most difficult thing facing the plaintiffs in the upcoming phase 2 trial is the jury asking themselves what question?
(a) How do I make a decision when I am bombarded with so much information?
(b) How do I make a decision when scientists and doctors can't agree?
(c) How do I make an impartial decision?
(d) How do I make a decision if I can't understand all this technical stuff?

13. What happens to the Schlictmann negotiating team on their way to Grace Chemical's office?
(a) They saw a re-run of Good Morning America on a TV in a window.
(b) They got robbed.
(c) They got lost.
(d) They met one of the jurors from Phase 1.

14. Who is "Uncle Pete?"
(a) Schlictmann's uncle.
(b) Schlictmann's friend.
(c) Schlictmann's barber.
(d) Schlictmann's personal loan officer at the bank.

15. What is referred to as "Sample Z?"
(a) Waste from the Aberjana River.
(b) Drobrinski's contaminated tannery waste.
(c) Contaminated samples from Well H.
(d) Contaminated samples from Well G.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Judge Skinner sends his report to the Court of Appeals, when does the Court of Appeals issue its ruling on the Beatrice appeal?

2. How late is Eustis to the first negotiations?

3. How many jurors are there for Phase One?

4. Who says: "Well, half a loaf is better than none at all, isn't it?"

5. How many witnesses in one day admit to dumping waste at Grace chemical?

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