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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. When did Rev. Bruce Young arrive in Woburn to be the minister of Woburn Trinity Episcopal Church?
(a) 1968.
(b) 1960.
(c) 1966.
(d) 1964.

5. Who does Schlictmann hire to test immune systems of family members of Woburn children who have leukemia or who have died from leukemia?
(a) Dr. Paul Collins.
(b) Dr. Gary Flynn.
(c) Dr. Robert Colvin.
(d) Dr. Steven Craig.

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

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

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

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

10. When is the complaint in the Woburn case filed?
(a) May, 1982.
(b) January, 1982.
(c) March, 1982.
(d) December, 1981.

11. How much is Schlictmann's standard payment for his first consultation with an expert witness?
(a) $1,000.
(b) $500.
(c) $4,000.
(d) $2,500.

12. Where does Schlichtmann first set up his own practice?
(a) Boston, MA.
(b) Newburyport, MA.
(c) Woburn, MA.
(d) Northampton, MA.

13. What part of Schlictmann's pre-trial settlement offer is meant to appeal to Judge Skinner?
(a) Eliminating specific attorney's fees.
(b) Establishing a leukemia foundation.
(c) Establishing a memorial to the leukemia victims.
(d) Spreading out the settlement over 30 years.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says, "Through trials, society seeks not only to discover the truth about a past event, but also to forge a link between crime and punishment, between wrong and liability."

2. Who is Rikki Klieman?

3. Where does Jan Schlictmann go to law school?

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

5. What is Schlictmann's War Room?

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