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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to the limousine that picked the Schlictmann team up at La Guardia Airport in New York?
(a) It broke down.
(b) It took them to the wrong place.
(c) It didn't have air conditioning.
(d) It didn't arrive.

2. Which of the Woburn families who are plaintiffs do not pay any attention to the trial?
(a) Anderson.
(b) Taylor.
(c) Rollins.
(d) Gamache.

3. How much money does each family get initially in cash from the Grace settlement?
(a) $250,000.
(b) $300,000.
(c) $500,000.
(d) $375,000.

4. After Judge Skinner sends his report to the Court of Appeals, when does the Court of Appeals issue its ruling on the Beatrice appeal?
(a) March 30, 1990.
(b) March 26, 1990.
(c) February 28, 1990.
(d) March 15, 1990.

5. Where do the Schlictmann team stay when they went to New York for the negotiations?
(a) Helmsley Palace.
(b) Four Seasons Hotel.
(c) Holiday Inn.
(d) Apartments rented by Grace for them

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the former plant engineer in charge of maintenance at the tannery who knows about the removal of waste from the 15 acres?

2. Who is afraid of the "shark effect"?

3. Nesson says, "That would have turned the entire case around." To what is Nesson referring?

4. Who is Dmitri?

5. Who is John Dobrinski?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the "shark effect" that Eustis is worried about in giving a big settlement to Schlictmann?

2. How does Schlictmann imagine that he would begin the Phase 2 trial?

3. What does Keating tell Schlictmann is the concern of Grace in a large settlement?

4. Briefly describe the EPA report that is issued during the initial preparation for the Beatrice appeal involving pump tests performed a year before, even before the trial began.

5. Following the trial but before the verdict, what do Schlictmann and Nesson realize is their biggest mistake and why?

6. How does Schlictmann discredit John Guswa's testimony?

7. When Schlictmann meets with the families during the negotiations with Grace following the verdict, what is the position of the families?

8. Does Schlictmann do what he wants to do in his summation to the jury at the end of Phase 1?

9. Following the trial, what does Schlictmann's team decide to do?

10. Briefly describe what the Yankee Report.

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