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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During the misconduct hearings who admits that s/he has a warehouse full of tannery documents?
(a) Ryan.
(b) Robbins.
(c) Riley.
(d) Facher.

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

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

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

5. How is the panel of three judges in the Court of Appeals selected?
(a) By agreement among the parties.
(b) By schedule availability.
(c) By lottery.
(d) By agreement among the judges.

6. Who is Facher's star witness?
(a) George Haber.
(b) John Riley.
(c) Paul Shalline.
(d) Peter Doberman.

7. 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) George Jacobs.
(b) Thomas Dunn.
(c) James Granger.
(d) James Carson.

8. On August 11, where does Schlictmann meet with Keating?
(a) Schlictmann's office.
(b) Hotel.
(c) Coffee shop.
(d) Federal courthouse.

9. Which member of Schlictmann's team remains pessimistic about the chances of a settlement after the team's initial discussions following the Phase 1 verdict?
(a) Nesson.
(b) Schlictmann.
(c) Conway.
(d) Crowley.

10. How late is Eustis to the first negotiations?
(a) 5 minutes.
(b) 20 minutes.
(c) 1/2 hour.
(d) He was on time.

11. For opening arguments, how many spectators remain seated in the court room after Judge Skinner asks those without seats to leave?
(a) 100.
(b) 50.
(c) 250.
(d) 200.

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

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

14. 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) Ronald Zona.
(c) Anne Anderson.
(d) Reverend Young.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What is the name of Grace Chemical's geologist expert witness?

3. Nesson says, "That would have turned the entire case around." To what is Nesson referring?

4. How much do the attorneys get in legal fees?

5. How many counsel tables are there at the trial?

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