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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How far away from Boston is Woburn located?
(a) 100 miles.
(b) 55 miles.
(c) 12 miles.
(d) 152 miles.

3. After meeting with lawyers, what Grace Chemical employee says "I do believe I'm on the wrong side of this whole thing."
(a) Al Love.
(b) Donald Fredrico.
(c) Paul Shalline.
(d) Henry Freer.

4. Who is the first woburn plaintiff called for deposition by the defendants?
(a) John Lilley.
(b) Anne Anderson.
(c) Donna Robbins.
(d) Richard Aufiero.

5. Why does Facher initially have little concern about the Woburn lawsuit?
(a) Schlictmann had already agreed to settle early in the case.
(b) Environmental lawsuits are hard to prove.
(c) Beatrice Foods had a good defense.
(d) Facher knew that he could win in court over Schlictmann.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who writes a letter for publication in the Woburn Daily Times asking for parents with children who have been diagnosed with leukemia to meet?

2. How much does the jury award the Eatons for the wrongful death of their son?

3. In a pre-trial motion, Cheeseman asks that the venue be changed to where?

4. What is the amount of the counter-offer that Schlictmann makes to Beatrice Foods settlement offer the week before trial?

5. What lawyer becomes Schlictmann's assistant?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the basis of Schlictmann's work at Reed & Mulligan?

2. When Dr. John Truman is convinced that the number of incidents of leukemia constitute a cluster, what does he do?

3. Why does Judge Skinner decide to become more involved with jury selection than is normally the case, and how is he more involved?

4. Briefly describe how Judge Skinner plans to divide the trial into phases.

5. Why does Facher not want the families to testify?

6. What does the three year Harvard School of Public Health Study of Woburn conclude?

7. Why do the plaintiffs include a portion of the proposed settlement to be for a foundation for leukemia research?

8. How does Anthony Roisman become involved in the Woburn case?

9. What is the status of the Woburn case when Mulligan gave the case to Schlictmann, and why does Mulligan give it to him?

10. What is Charles Nesson's initial reaction to the Woburn case?

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