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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long after the verdict in phase 1 is a settlement reached between Schlictmann and Grace Chemical?
(a) 6 weeks.
(b) 1 month.
(c) 5 weeks.
(d) 8 weeks.

2. How many families are plaintiffs in the Woburn case?
(a) 12.
(b) 10.
(c) 16.
(d) 8.

3. Who reads Clausewitz's treatis "On War" and has the book fall open to the chapter entitled "Retreat after a Loss"?
(a) Schlictmann.
(b) Phillips.
(c) Conway.
(d) Kiley.

4. Who says: "No litigant has an obligation to produce or volunteer anything that is not demanded."
(a) Skinner.
(b) The Court of Appeals.
(c) Douglas.
(d) Facher.

5. Where do the second round of negotiations take place between Schlictmann's team and Grace in New York?
(a) Four Seasons Hotel.
(b) Federal Courthouse.
(c) Grace Chemical's offices.
(d) Helmsley Palace.

6. When Schlictmann meets with his client families in his offices in August, which family says "We're all in this together. That's how we started, and that's how we'll stay."?
(a) Kanes.
(b) Toomey.
(c) Robbins.
(d) Anderson.

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

8. What is the name of Grace Chemical's geologist expert witness?
(a) John Guswa.
(b) John Dobrinski.
(c) John Roberts.
(d) John Truman.

9. In giving instructions to the jury, Skinner disallows any evidence prior to what date?
(a) 1960.
(b) 1955.
(c) 1948.
(d) 1968.

10. 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 scientists and doctors can't agree?
(b) How do I make a decision if I can't understand all this technical stuff?
(c) How do I make an impartial decision?
(d) How do I make a decision when I am bombarded with so much information?

11. Who says: "Oh, I wouldn't worry about groveling. We've already groveled plenty. Let's do something new in life."
(a) Schlictmann.
(b) Gordon.
(c) Conway.
(d) Keating.

12. How much does Schlictmann return to the families for expenses charged?
(a) $100,000.
(b) $20,000.
(c) $50,000.
(d) $80,000.

13. Who is Larry Knox?
(a) An EPA manager.
(b) A Woburn city engineer who knew about the Yankee Report.
(c) The well driller named in the Yankee Report.
(d) An employee at the tannery.

14. Who says: "Well, half a loaf is better than none at all, isn't it?"
(a) Schlictmann.
(b) Crowley.
(c) Skinner.
(d) Conway.

15. What does Schlictmann buy at Saks Fifth Avenue in preparation for the negotiations with Grace Chemical?
(a) A shirt.
(b) A briefcase.
(c) A suit.
(d) A lucky tie.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Who calls the EPA to tell them about the new information regarding the Woburn site?

3. When Schlictmann losses his condominium on New Year's Day where does he move?

4. Who is Linda Kaplan?

5. What offer does Grace Chemical make during the negotiations in New York?

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