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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is Rikki Klieman?
(a) A lawyer.
(b) Schlictmann's assistant.
(c) A biochemist.
(d) Cheeseman's associate.

3. Who writes a letter for publication in the Woburn Daily Times asking for parents with children who have been diagnosed with leukemia to meet?
(a) Charles Ryan.
(b) Donna Robbins.
(c) Rev. Young.
(d) Anne Anderson.

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

5. Who is the Grace Chemical employee who admits using TCE and dumping it at the back of the plant?
(a) Tom Barbas.
(b) Bob Thomas.
(c) John Truman.
(d) Scot Anderson.

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

7. Who does Cheeseman implead into the case as a third defendant?
(a) City of Woburn.
(b) EPA.
(c) Unifirst.
(d) Whitney Barrel.

8. Who is Donald Frederico?
(a) A Grace Chemical executive.
(b) The city engineer of Woburn.
(c) One of Cheeseman's young associates.
(d) An EPA regulator.

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

10. How many pages of interrogatories does Cheeseman receive from Schlictmann?
(a) 5.
(b) 52.
(c) 40.
(d) 22.

11. What river runs through Woburn?
(a) Columbus River.
(b) Boston River.
(c) Aberjone River.
(d) Woburn River.

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

13. Why does Beatrice Foods purchase Riley Tannery?
(a) For the property in Woburn.
(b) To get into the tannery business.
(c) For investment purposes.
(d) For producing labels for some of its products.

14. Judge Skinner has a lengthy and mutual friendship with which of the attorneys?
(a) Cheeseman.
(b) Jacobs.
(c) Schlictmann.
(d) Facher.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what part of the pretrial is "voir dire" involved?

2. Who does Schlictmann hire to test immune systems of family members of Woburn children who have leukemia or who have died from leukemia?

3. After meeting with lawyers, what Grace Chemical employee says "I do believe I'm on the wrong side of this whole thing."

4. In the 1970s who is the world's foremost expert in leukemia clusters?

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

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