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

2. How much do the attorneys get in legal fees?
(a) $3 million.
(b) $2.5 million.
(c) $2.0 million.
(d) $2.2 million.

3. How much does Schlictmann end up with from the Grace settlement after all debts and expenses are paid?
(a) $100,000.
(b) $175,000.
(c) $30,000.
(d) $150,000.

4. After Phase 1 verdict Schlictmann's firm is in dire straits. How long can the firm continue to exist with the money they receive from cashing out the firm's retirement plan?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 3 months.

5. Who is Juan Torruella?
(a) A legal associate of Schlictmann.
(b) A friend of judge Skinner.
(c) A judge on the Court of Appeals.
(d) A friend of Facher's.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is James Quarles?

2. What is the name of Schlictmann's expert in hydrology and groundwater movement?

3. What is a squeal point?

4. Which of the Woburn families who are plaintiffs do not pay any attention to the trial?

5. Who says: "Well, half a loaf is better than none at all, isn't it?"

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the final settlement with Grace?

5. Describe the initial Court of Appeals ruling.

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

7. Briefly describe Skinner's ruling/report to the Court of Appeals.

8. Briefly describe what the Yankee Report.

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

10. Following the trial, what does Schlictmann's team decide to do?

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