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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Negotiation.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What chemical is added to Wells G and H beginning in 1968?
(a) Floride.
(b) Benzene.
(c) Chlorine.
(d) Germicide.

2. Why does the state environmental department originally come to Woburn in 1979?
(a) To check the water in Wells G and H.
(b) To test the water in the river.
(c) To check some contaminated waste barrels.
(d) To talk to the Town Council.

3. Who is afraid of the "shark effect"?
(a) Crowley.
(b) Schlictmann.
(c) Eustis.
(d) Conway.

4. Who said: "Being in trial . . . is like being submerged in deep water for weeks at a time. The world above becomes a faint echo."
(a) Cheeseman.
(b) Conway.
(c) Schlictmann.
(d) Facher.

5. What is barratry?
(a) The solicitation of groundless lawsuits.
(b) The trying of a case without a jury.
(c) The bringing of frivolous lawsuits.
(d) The bribing of judges.

Short Answer Questions

1. Judge Skinner has a lengthy and mutual friendship with which of the attorneys?

2. What is Skinner's reputation as a judge?

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

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

5. What is the length of the Statute of Limitations on personal injuries in Massachusetts?

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