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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the first person who contacted the Atlanta Center for Disease Control about Woburn's leukemia cluster?
(a) Rev. Bruce Young.
(b) Dr. Truman.
(c) Charles Anderson.
(d) Anne Anderson.

2. Who does Facher send out to Woburn for the purpose of finding out information?
(a) Bill Crowley.
(b) Neil Jacobs.
(c) Henry Conway.
(d) John Smith.

3. EPA's issue with the tannery involves what?
(a) TCE.
(b) Contaminents.
(c) Groundwater.
(d) Wastewater.

4. What governmental agency orderes the discontinuation of the use of TCE in the 1970s?
(a) DOD.
(b) OSHA.
(c) Massachusetts Agency of Contamination.
(d) EPA.

5. Who is Tom Neville?
(a) Facher's associate.
(b) An expert witness.
(c) Schlictmann's associate.
(d) Conway's lawyer friend.

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

7. Why is TCE used during World War II at the tannery?
(a) To cure leather.
(b) For polish in shoes.
(c) To clean machinery.
(d) To waterproof boots.

8. Who releases the report "Woburn: Cancer Incidence and Environmental Hazards?"
(a) The Massachusetts Environmental Department.
(b) The Woburn City Council and the County Health Department.
(c) The EPA.
(d) The Centers for Disease Control and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.

9. Who is the first woburn plaintiff called for deposition by the defendants?
(a) Anne Anderson.
(b) Donna Robbins.
(c) Richard Aufiero.
(d) John Lilley.

10. Who says: "Somebody who's been hurt has the sympathy of the jury. Big companies don't get that sympathy."
(a) Schlictmann.
(b) Roisman.
(c) Cheeseman.
(d) Facher.

11. When does the Anderson's son die?
(a) 1974.
(b) 1977.
(c) 1981.
(d) 1983.

12. What is the Trial Lawyers for Public Justice?
(a) A public interest law firm.
(b) A committee of the American Bar Association.
(c) An organization specializing in helping the poor.
(d) A division of the Justice Department.

13. What is the name of the law firm that was initially contacted about the leukemia clusters?
(a) Reed & Mulligan.
(b) Jones & Mulligan.
(c) Conway & Mulligan.
(d) Roisman & Mulligan.

14. Who is Charles Nesson?
(a) A Harvard law professor.
(b) Schlictmann's friend.
(c) A financier.
(d) An expert witness for Schlictmann.

15. Who is the manager of Riley Tannery?
(a) John Riley.
(b) Robert Reed.
(c) John Cordelia.
(d) Henry Riley.

Short Answer Questions

1. At a before trial settlement conference, how much does Schlictmann propose as a settlement?

2. Where does the pre-trial settlement conference take place in Boston?

3. Who is James Gordon?

4. Who writes "Blood: Textbook of Hematology" which has a chapter on leukemic diseases?

5. What is Joe Mulligan's favorite bar?

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