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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In a pre-trial motion, Cheeseman asks that the venue be changed to where?
(a) Bangor, Maine.
(b) Washington, DC.
(c) Bridgeport, Conn.
(d) New York, NY.

2. Who says: "Frankly, I'm in this for the punitive damages."
(a) Schlictmann.
(b) Conway.
(c) Nesson.
(d) Crowley.

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

4. Who files a Rule 11 charge against Schlictmann?
(a) Jacobs.
(b) Facher.
(c) Cheeseman.
(d) Roisman.

5. When do residents of east Woburn begin to complain about the water?
(a) 1964.
(b) 1967.
(c) 1959.
(d) 1965.

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

7. How much does Nesson estimate that the Woburn case is worth in punitive damages?
(a) At least $1 million.
(b) No less than $3 million.
(c) At least half a million dollars.
(d) Millions of dollars.

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

9. Who is Shirley Conibear?
(a) A speacialist in hydrology.
(b) A professor at Harvard.
(c) Schlictmann's secretary.
(d) A specialist in environmental and occupational medicine.

10. What is "Litigation Sciences?"
(a) A Harvard Law School course taught by Facher.
(b) A book on trials.
(c) A TV show.
(d) A firm specializing in jury selection.

11. What is the amount of the counter-offer that Schlictmann makes to Beatrice Foods settlement offer the week before trial?
(a) $20 million.
(b) $10 million.
(c) $18 million.
(d) $180 million.

12. At a before trial settlement conference, how much does Schlictmann propose as a settlement?
(a) $5 million.
(b) $75 million.
(c) $175 million.
(d) $25 million.

13. Who is Patti D'Addieco?
(a) A court reporter.
(b) An employee of Grace Chemical.
(c) Schlictmann's assistant.
(d) Cheeseman's assistant.

14. How much do the Anderson's pay for their house in Woburn?
(a) $55,000.
(b) $20,000.
(c) $17,900.
(d) $39,900.

15. Where is the First Circuit Judicial Conference held that Schlictmann went to?
(a) New York.
(b) San Juan.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Washington, DC.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does the Anderson's son die?

2. Who is Rikki Klieman?

3. When do Charles and Anne Anderson move to Woburn?

4. What type of case does Schlictmann win that provides him with money for the Woburn case?

5. How much is Schlictmann's standard payment for his first consultation with an expert witness?

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