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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of Schlictmann's secretary during the Eaton discovery and trial?
(a) Susan Shores.
(b) Karen Studebacker.
(c) Kathy Boyer.
(d) Mary Bolin.

3. What law firm represents Beatrice Foods?
(a) Schlictmann and Conway.
(b) Foley, Hoag and Eliot.
(c) Hale and Door.
(d) Jones and Jones.

4. In the pre-trial publicity, which publication calls the Woburn case "a bellwether case?"
(a) The New York Times.
(b) Business Week.
(c) The Washington Post.
(d) Newsweek.

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

6. In the 1970s who is the world's foremost expert in leukemia clusters?
(a) Dr. Thomas Clark.
(b) Dr. Clark Heath.
(c) Dr. John Truman.
(d) Dr. Joseph Peters.

7. What TV show films a segment on the Woburn case?
(a) Boston News.
(b) New York Beat.
(c) CNN.
(d) 60 Minutes.

8. What type of case does Schlictmann win that provides him with money for the Woburn case?
(a) Criminal.
(b) Medical malpractice.
(c) Toxic waste.
(d) Environmental.

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

10. Who writes "Blood: Textbook of Hematology" which has a chapter on leukemic diseases?
(a) Dr. Joseph Cruse.
(b) Dr. Alan Levin.
(c) Dr. Robert Truman.
(d) Dr. James Jandl.

11. Who sends the Woburn case to Jerome Facher?
(a) The litigation attorney for Beatrice Foods.
(b) Assistant general counsel of Beatrice Foods.
(c) General counsel of Beatrice Foods.
(d) Schlictmann.

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

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

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

15. What law firm represents Grace Chemical Company?
(a) Foley, Hoag, and Eliot.
(b) Hale and Door.
(c) Schlictmann and Conway.
(d) Mason and Dunn.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is the Anderson's son when he was diagnosed with leukemia?

2. Who said: "Being in trial . . . is like being submerged in deep water for weeks at a time. The world above becomes a faint echo."

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

4. What is Schlictmann's War Room?

5. How many pages of interrogatories does Cheeseman receive from Schlictmann?

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