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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. How far away from Boston is Woburn located?
(a) 152 miles.
(b) 55 miles.
(c) 100 miles.
(d) 12 miles.
2. 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."
(a) Nesson.
(b) Skinner.
(c) Klieman.
(d) Blackman.
3. What is barratry?
(a) The bringing of frivolous lawsuits.
(b) The solicitation of groundless lawsuits.
(c) The trying of a case without a jury.
(d) The bribing of judges.
4. How much is Schlictmann's standard payment for his first consultation with an expert witness?
(a) $1,000.
(b) $4,000.
(c) $2,500.
(d) $500.
5. In what part of the pretrial is "voir dire" involved?
(a) Motion for change of venue.
(b) Discovery.
(c) Depositions.
(d) Jury selection.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is Schlictmann's War Room?
2. EPA's issue with the tannery involves what?
3. In the pre-trial publicity, which publication calls the Woburn case "a bellwether case?"
4. What is "Litigation Sciences?"
5. What is the name of Jimmy Anderson's doctor in Woburn?
Short Essay Questions
1. Before trial, Facher asks for a continuance. Why is this bad for the plaintiffs?
2. Why does Judge Skinner decide to become more involved with jury selection than is normally the case, and how is he more involved?
3. According to the city engineer of Woburn, what causes the foul taste and murky discoloration from Wells G and H?
4. What is Charles Nesson's initial reaction to the Woburn case?
5. What are the results of medical tests of the Woburn family members of children who have leukemia or had died from leukemia?
6. Why does Facher not want the families to testify?
7. Why does Cheeseman want to change the venue of the trial from state to federal court?
8. What is Neil Jacobs' conclusion after interviewing John Riley?
9. Why did Rikki Klieman, a female lawyer, invite Schlictmann to go to Puerto Rico?
10. When Anne Anderson begins her own investigation into the leukemia cluster, what is her initial step?
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