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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Trial; The Vigil.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What chemical does the state environmental department find in the water of Wells G and H?
(a) Arsenic.
(b) Benzene.
(c) Trichloroethylene.
(d) Tetracycline.

3. Why does Roisman drop the Woburn case?
(a) He didn't like working with Schlictmann.
(b) Too high profile.
(c) He thought he would lose the case.
(d) Too costly.

4. After meeting with lawyers, what Grace Chemical employee says "I do believe I'm on the wrong side of this whole thing."
(a) Henry Freer.
(b) Al Love.
(c) Paul Shalline.
(d) Donald Fredrico.

5. Who is Rikki Klieman?
(a) A lawyer.
(b) Cheeseman's associate.
(c) Schlictmann's assistant.
(d) A biochemist.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far away from Boston is Woburn located?

2. In giving instructions to the jury, Skinner disallows any evidence prior to what date?

3. Who says, "Through trials, society seeks not only to discover the truth about a past event, but also to forge a link between crime and punishment, between wrong and liability."

4. How much does Nesson estimate that the Woburn case is worth in punitive damages?

5. What governmental agency orderes the discontinuation of the use of TCE in the 1970s?

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