View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is the Anderson's son when he was diagnosed with leukemia?

2. Where does the pre-trial settlement conference take place in Boston?

3. Who is Tom Kiley?

4. How much do the Anderson's pay for their house in Woburn?

5. EPA's issue with the tannery involves what?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Briefly describe Jerome Facher's legal qualifications.

3. What is the status of the Woburn case when Mulligan gave the case to Schlictmann, and why does Mulligan give it to him?

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

5. Beatrice offers an $8 million settlement before trial. What two things would this settlement achieve for Schlictmann?

6. What does the three year Harvard School of Public Health Study of Woburn conclude?

7. Why does John J. Riley sell the tannery to Beatrice Foods?

8. What is the basis of Schlictmann's work at Reed & Mulligan?

9. What other illnesses, in addition to leukemia, do families in East Woburn report in significant numbers?

10. Why does Facher not want the families to testify?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the lawsuit involved in the book. Be sure to include a description of the claim, the plaintiffs, the defendants, etc.

Essay Topic 2

Based on the final outcome of this case (after the Court of Appeals final ruling), do you think justice is served? Do you think the outcome is fair? Include a summary of the outcome and support your conclusion with facts from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Judge Skinner says that the parties are not entitled to a jury they like, only an impartial jury of their peers. Would the verdict have been different if the jury had been a jury of experts rather than a jury of peers? If the trial had not been divided into three phases and the families had been able to testify early, as Schlictmann had wanted, would your answer be the same? Why or why not?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 627 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample