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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 the former plant engineer in charge of maintenance at the tannery who knows about the removal of waste from the 15 acres?
(a) Thomas Dunn.
(b) James Granger.
(c) James Carson.
(d) George Jacobs.

2. Which of the Woburn families who are plaintiffs do not pay any attention to the trial?
(a) Anderson.
(b) Gamache.
(c) Rollins.
(d) Taylor.

3. What does Schlictmann buy at Saks Fifth Avenue in preparation for the negotiations with Grace Chemical?
(a) A lucky tie.
(b) A briefcase.
(c) A suit.
(d) A shirt.

4. Who is Dmitri?
(a) Schlictmann's barber.
(b) The limousine driver.
(c) Schlictmann's haberdasher.
(d) Grace Chemical's receptionist.

5. Who is Larry Knox?
(a) An EPA manager.
(b) An employee at the tannery.
(c) A Woburn city engineer who knew about the Yankee Report.
(d) The well driller named in the Yankee Report.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Linda Kaplan?

2. Who calls the EPA to tell them about the new information regarding the Woburn site?

3. Who is James Quarles?

4. Who is Mary Zoza?

5. Where can Nesson work without interruptions?

Short Essay Questions

1. Following the trial but before the verdict, what do Schlictmann and Nesson realize is their biggest mistake and why?

2. What types of questions does Judge Skinner give the jury during jury instructions?

3. Describe Beatrice's settlement offer after the Court of Appeals ruling.

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

5. During Phase 1 of the trial what does Schlictmann have to prove to the jury?

6. What is Schlitmann's immediate reaction to the verdict in Phase 1?

7. Does Schlictmann do what he wants to do in his summation to the jury at the end of Phase 1?

8. How does Schlictmann imagine that he would begin the Phase 2 trial?

9. Briefly describe the EPA report that is issued during the initial preparation for the Beatrice appeal involving pump tests performed a year before, even before the trial began.

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

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