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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 law professor tells his class: "Some cases a lwayer can't lose. Some, maybe, he can't win. You play the hand you're dealt."
(a) Facher.
(b) Cheeseman.
(c) Jacobs.
(d) Blackman.

2. Who says: "Frankly, I'm in this for the punitive damages."
(a) Nesson.
(b) Conway.
(c) Crowley.
(d) Schlictmann.

3. Who sends the Woburn case to Jerome Facher?
(a) General counsel of Beatrice Foods.
(b) Assistant general counsel of Beatrice Foods.
(c) The litigation attorney for Beatrice Foods.
(d) Schlictmann.

4. 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) Charles Ryan.
(b) Anne Anderson.
(c) Donna Robbins.
(d) Rev. Young.

5. What is the name of Donna Robbins son who is diagnosed with leukemia?
(a) Jimmy.
(b) Robbie.
(c) Tommie.
(d) Joey.

Short Answer Questions

1. What governmental agency orderes the discontinuation of the use of TCE in the 1970s?

2. What law firm represents Grace Chemical Company?

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

4. After the deposition process, who does Schlictmann believe is lying?

5. What lawyer becomes Schlictmann's assistant?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Anne Anderson begins her own investigation into the leukemia cluster, what is her initial step?

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

3. What is Jan Schlictmann's first noteworthy case, and how much does he receive as his fee?

4. Before trial, Facher asks for a continuance. Why is this bad for the plaintiffs?

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

6. What information does Schlictmann learn from the deposition that put Grace in a bad light?

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

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

9. Why does Cheeseman implead Unifirst into the case as a third defendant?

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

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