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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 John Dobrinski?
(a) Schlictmann's friend.
(b) Schlictmann's occupational expert witness.
(c) Schlictmann's expert geological witness.
(d) Schlictmann's leukemia witness.

2. Where does Schlictmann's office send copies of the previous days transcript?
(a) Their New York office.
(b) TV stations.
(c) The newspapers.
(d) Woburn.

3. During the misconduct hearings who admits that s/he has a warehouse full of tannery documents?
(a) Facher.
(b) Robbins.
(c) Riley.
(d) Ryan.

4. Who has Schlictmann asked not to come to the trial?
(a) His family.
(b) His friends.
(c) His clients.
(d) His office staff.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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."?

2. How many counsel tables are there at the trial?

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

4. What offer does Grace Chemical make during the negotiations in New York?

5. Among Schlictmann's team who wants to write the Beatrice appeal and make the argument?

Short Essay Questions

1. John Dobrinski is Schlictmann's expert geological witness. Excluding the substance of his geological testimony, is John Dobrinski an effective witness for Schlictmann?

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

3. 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.

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

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

6. What is the "shark effect" that Eustis is worried about in giving a big settlement to Schlictmann?

7. What is Schlictmann's opinion about the Court of Appeals initial ruling?

8. When Schlictmann meets with the families during the negotiations with Grace following the verdict, what is the position of the families?

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

10. What does Keating tell Schlictmann is the concern of Grace in a large settlement?

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