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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. When does Judge Skinner give his approval of the settlement between Grace and Schlictmann?
2. Who reads Clausewitz's treatis "On War" and has the book fall open to the chapter entitled "Retreat after a Loss"?
3. Toward the middle of August, where does Eustis go?
4. Whose opinion is: " . . . Schlictmann had botched the first part of the trial--the easy part--and then he'd sold out when things began to look risky."
5. What happens to the limousine that picked the Schlictmann team up at La Guardia Airport in New York?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Schlictmann conclude that Grace wants to settle?
2. After the Court of Appeals ruling, why does Schlictmann reject the Beatrice offer?
3. How does Schlictmann imagine that he would begin the Phase 2 trial?
4. What is Schlictmann's goal during Phase 1?
5. Briefly describe Skinner's ruling/report to the Court of Appeals.
6. What is Schlictmann's opinion about the Court of Appeals initial ruling?
7. Describe reaction in Woburn to the settlement with Grace Chemical.
8. Following the trial, what does Schlictmann's team decide to do?
9. What is the final ruling of the Court of Appeals?
10. Does Schlictmann do what he wants to do in his summation to the jury at the end of Phase 1?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
This case is high profile. Discuss the publicity surrounding the case both pre-trial, during the trial, and post-trial. Do you think that this benefits the plaintiffs? The defendants?
Essay Topic 2
Throughout the book there is a discussion of the finances of Schlictmann and his firm. What role do finances play? Can the firm have spent less money? If yes, how? Would the outcome have been different if Schlictmann's firm had as much money as the defense firms? Should finances play a role in a trial?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Jan Schlictmann, the man and the lawyer. What is his motivation in taking the case? How does he succeed? Is he successful from the public's viewpoint? From his own?
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