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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What lawyer becomes Schlictmann's assistant?
(a) John Torrence.
(b) Kevin Conway.
(c) George Baker.
(d) Henry Coe.

2. Who says: "You're not entitled to a jury of your liking. You're only entitled to an impartial jury."?
(a) Blackman.
(b) Nesson.
(c) Skinner.
(d) Facher.

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

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

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

6. What is the length of the Statute of Limitations on personal injuries in Massachusetts?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 1 year.

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

8. What is Schlictmann's War Room?
(a) The conference room where he meets with the defense.
(b) His home.
(c) The defense's office.
(d) His office.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Charles Nesson?

2. In the pre-trial publicity, which publication calls the Woburn case "a bellwether case?"

3. What river runs through Woburn?

4. Judge Skinner has a lengthy and mutual friendship with which of the attorneys?

5. What is "Litigation Sciences?"

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