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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much does Schlictmann return to the families for expenses charged?
(a) $80,000.
(b) $100,000.
(c) $20,000.
(d) $50,000.

2. Whose opinion is: " . . . Schlictmann had botched the first part of the trial--the easy part--and then he'd sold out when things began to look risky."
(a) Donna Robbins.
(b) Anne Anderson.
(c) Reverend Young.
(d) Ronald Zona.

3. Who is the former plant engineer in charge of maintenance at the tannery who knows about the removal of waste from the 15 acres?
(a) James Granger.
(b) James Carson.
(c) Thomas Dunn.
(d) George Jacobs.

4. When Schlictmann calls Eustis to agree to the settlement, who is with him?
(a) Phillips and Gordon.
(b) No one.
(c) Schlictmann's whole team.
(d) Conway and Crowley.

5. Who is Albert Eustis?
(a) Cheeseman's associate.
(b) Beatrice's General council.
(c) A Harvard Law School professor.
(d) Grace Chemical's General Counsel.

6. Who reads Clausewitz's treatis "On War" and has the book fall open to the chapter entitled "Retreat after a Loss"?
(a) Phillips.
(b) Conway.
(c) Schlictmann.
(d) Kiley.

7. What is a squeal point?
(a) The absolute lowest amount one would take in a settlement.
(b) Initially the highest amount one wanted in a settlement.
(c) The final offer in a settlement.
(d) The amount that would be acceptable in a settlment.

8. After Judge Skinner sends his report to the Court of Appeals, when does the Court of Appeals issue its ruling on the Beatrice appeal?
(a) February 28, 1990.
(b) March 15, 1990.
(c) March 26, 1990.
(d) March 30, 1990.

9. Who says: "Well, half a loaf is better than none at all, isn't it?"
(a) Crowley.
(b) Conway.
(c) Skinner.
(d) Schlictmann.

10. Toward the middle of August, where does Eustis go?
(a) To a legal conference.
(b) To a settlement conference in a different case.
(c) On vacation.
(d) To Europe.

11. In giving instructions to the jury, Skinner disallows any evidence prior to what date?
(a) 1948.
(b) 1955.
(c) 1960.
(d) 1968.

12. What happens to the Schlictmann negotiating team on their way to Grace Chemical's office?
(a) They saw a re-run of Good Morning America on a TV in a window.
(b) They got robbed.
(c) They got lost.
(d) They met one of the jurors from Phase 1.

13. Who is Sandra Lynch?
(a) An expert witness.
(b) A reporter.
(c) A Grace lawyer.
(d) A Beatrice lawyer.

14. When does Judge Skinner give his approval of the settlement between Grace and Schlictmann?
(a) September 5.
(b) September 15.
(c) September 30.
(d) September 22.

15. Where are the first negotiations between Schlictmann's team and Grace held in Boston?
(a) The judge's chambers.
(b) Lafayette Hotel.
(c) Four Seasons Hotel.
(d) Schlictmann's offices.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Mary Zoza?

2. How long does it take Judge Skinner to make his ruling on the hearing regarding the Yankee Report?

3. During the misconduct hearings who admits that s/he has a warehouse full of tannery documents?

4. When Schlictmann meets with his client families in his offices in August, he tells them that the most difficult thing facing the plaintiffs in the upcoming phase 2 trial is the jury asking themselves what question?

5. During the misconduct hearings, what information about the tannery does Riley admit he has at home?

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