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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Albert Eustis born?
(a) Pennsylvania.
(b) Florida.
(c) Maine.
(d) Massachusetts.

2. What offer does Grace Chemical make during the negotiations in New York?
(a) $12 million.
(b) $18 million.
(c) $8 million.
(d) $6.6 million, take it or leave it.

3. Who is John Dobrinski?
(a) Schlictmann's occupational expert witness.
(b) Schlictmann's expert geological witness.
(c) Schlictmann's leukemia witness.
(d) Schlictmann's friend.

4. Who is Linda Kaplan?
(a) A lawyer.
(b) A juror.
(c) A spectator.
(d) An expert witness.

5. Who calls the EPA to tell them about the new information regarding the Woburn site?
(a) Schlictmann.
(b) Skinner.
(c) Conway.
(d) Gordon.

6. Why does Conway act as chauffeur to Schlictmann when he goes to do some investigations in the field?
(a) Conway was involved with the investigation.
(b) Conway knew the route.
(c) Schlictmann's driver's license had expired.
(d) Schlictmann didn't have a car.

7. Who is afraid of the "shark effect"?
(a) Schlictmann.
(b) Crowley.
(c) Eustis.
(d) Conway.

8. What is the name of Grace Chemical's geologist expert witness?
(a) John Truman.
(b) John Roberts.
(c) John Guswa.
(d) John Dobrinski.

9. When Schlictmann's firm is in serious financial trouble right before the trial of phase 2, what excuse does Gordon use to fend off creditor West Publishing in St. Paul, Minnesota?
(a) We are bankrupt.
(b) We don't have any money.
(c) We're having a serious cash flow problem.
(d) We're in the midst of a lawsuit and will pay you soon.

10. Who is on the Schlictmann negotiating team in New York at Grace Chemical's office?
(a) Schlictmann, Conway, Gordon, and Phillips.
(b) Schlictmann, Gordon, Phillips, and Kiley.
(c) Schlictmann, Crowley, Gordon, and Kiley.
(d) Schlictmann, Conway, Crowley, and Gordon.

11. When Schlictmann meets with his client families in his offices in August, which family says "We're all in this together. That's how we started, and that's how we'll stay."?
(a) Robbins.
(b) Kanes.
(c) Anderson.
(d) Toomey.

12. What is referred to as the "waterworks?"
(a) Witnesses' crying.
(b) Wells G and H.
(c) Phase 1 of the trial.
(d) Woburn's water system.

13. How long after the verdict in phase 1 is a settlement reached between Schlictmann and Grace Chemical?
(a) 8 weeks.
(b) 5 weeks.
(c) 1 month.
(d) 6 weeks.

14. How much money does each family get initially in cash from the Grace settlement?
(a) $375,000.
(b) $250,000.
(c) $300,000.
(d) $500,000.

15. Who says "We need a vacation from these legal bills."?
(a) Eustis.
(b) Gordon.
(c) Keating.
(d) Jacobs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the Schlictmann negotiating team on their way to Grace Chemical's office?

2. Which of the Woburn families who are plaintiffs do not pay any attention to the trial?

3. How much does Schlictmann return to the families for expenses charged?

4. Who says "A plaintiff's case depends on momentum. The fewer objections you get, the better your case will move along. Objections break up the rhythm of an examination."

5. Where does Eustis take Schlictmann that has a rule that no business can be transacted there?

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