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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 make the opening statement for Grace Chemical?
(a) Facher.
(b) Jacobs.
(c) Keating.
(d) Frederico.

2. What offer does Grace Chemical make during the negotiations in New York?
(a) $8 million.
(b) $18 million.
(c) $6.6 million, take it or leave it.
(d) $12 million.

3. 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) Crowley.
(b) Nesson.
(c) Conway.
(d) Schlictmann.

4. When Schlictmann meets with his client families in his offices in August, which family says "We're all in this together. That's how we started, and that's how we'll stay."?
(a) Robbins.
(b) Kanes.
(c) Toomey.
(d) Anderson.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. For opening arguments, how many spectators remain seated in the court room after Judge Skinner asks those without seats to leave?

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

3. Who is Facher's star witness?

4. When Schlictmann's firm is in serious financial trouble right before the trial of phase 2, what excuse does Gordon use to fend off creditor West Publishing in St. Paul, Minnesota?

5. Where are the first negotiations between Schlictmann's team and Grace held in Boston?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe reaction in Woburn to the settlement with Grace Chemical.

2. Describe the initial Court of Appeals ruling.

3. What is the final ruling of the Court of Appeals?

4. What is Schlictmann's goal during Phase 1?

5. What is the verdict in Phase 1 of the trial?

6. What is the strategy of the defense during Phase 1 of the trial?

7. What does Schlictmann's team decide to ask for during the first negotiations with Grace?

8. Why does Schlictmann conclude that Grace wants to settle?

9. Who is Albert Eustis and what is his role in the negotiations with Grace Chemical after the trial?

10. What is Schlictmann's reaction to the settlement with Grace?

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