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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Woodshed; Billion Dollar Charlie; Facher's Plea.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How is Judge Skinner selected for this trial?
(a) By agreement of the parties.
(b) By the plaintiffs.
(c) By the defendants.
(d) By lottery.

3. Estimating the value of a case is somewhat like what?
(a) Estimating costs.
(b) Shopping.
(c) Fortune telling.
(d) Creating a budget.

4. When is Woburn's first commercial enterprise built?
(a) 1648.
(b) 1804.
(c) 1742.
(d) 1789.

5. Who is Tom Kiley?
(a) Schlictmann's banker.
(b) Schlictmann's friend.
(c) An expert witness for Schlictmann.
(d) Schlictmann's assistant.

Short Answer Questions

1. By the fall of 1985 approximately how much has Schlictmann's firm spent on the Woburn case?

2. What river runs through Woburn?

3. Who is James Gordon?

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

5. Who is the first woburn plaintiff called for deposition by the defendants?

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