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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. What TV show films a segment on the Woburn case?
(a) 60 Minutes.
(b) CNN.
(c) Boston News.
(d) New York Beat.

2. In what part of the pretrial is "voir dire" involved?
(a) Depositions.
(b) Motion for change of venue.
(c) Jury selection.
(d) Discovery.

3. When do residents of east Woburn begin to complain about the water?
(a) 1959.
(b) 1965.
(c) 1967.
(d) 1964.

4. Why is TCE used during World War II at the tannery?
(a) To waterproof boots.
(b) To clean machinery.
(c) To cure leather.
(d) For polish in shoes.

5. Who writes a letter for publication in the Woburn Daily Times asking for parents with children who have been diagnosed with leukemia to meet?
(a) Donna Robbins.
(b) Charles Ryan.
(c) Anne Anderson.
(d) Rev. Young.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the 1970s who is the world's foremost expert in leukemia clusters?

2. What is "Litigation Sciences?"

3. What is the name of Schlictmann's secretary during the Eaton discovery and trial?

4. What lawyer becomes Schlictmann's assistant?

5. When is the complaint in the Woburn case filed?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Rikki Klieman, a female lawyer, invite Schlictmann to go to Puerto Rico?

2. What is Neil Jacobs' conclusion after interviewing John Riley?

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

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

5. Do all three partners in Schlictmann's firm want to take on the Woburn case?

6. Briefly describe what the "Woodshed Conference" is.

7. Why does Cheeseman want to change the venue of the trial from state to federal court?

8. Briefly describe Jerome Facher's legal qualifications.

9. Why does John J. Riley sell the tannery to Beatrice Foods?

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

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