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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Skinner's reputation as a judge?
(a) Fair but tough.
(b) Tough.
(c) Biased.
(d) Hard to deal with.

2. When did Rev. Bruce Young arrive in Woburn to be the minister of Woburn Trinity Episcopal Church?
(a) 1960.
(b) 1964.
(c) 1966.
(d) 1968.

3. Who is Charles Nesson?
(a) An expert witness for Schlictmann.
(b) Schlictmann's friend.
(c) A Harvard law professor.
(d) A financier.

4. What is the Trial Lawyers for Public Justice?
(a) An organization specializing in helping the poor.
(b) A public interest law firm.
(c) A committee of the American Bar Association.
(d) A division of the Justice Department.

5. What law firm represents Beatrice Foods?
(a) Schlictmann and Conway.
(b) Jones and Jones.
(c) Foley, Hoag and Eliot.
(d) Hale and Door.

6. Where does Jan Schlictmann go to law school?
(a) Harvard.
(b) Boston University.
(c) New York University.
(d) Cornell University.

7. What Grace Chemical supervisor has drums of TCE and other waste buried under a new addition being built?
(a) Henry Wadsworth.
(b) Bob Thomas.
(c) Paul Shalline.
(d) Rick Collins.

8. Who sends the Woburn case to Jerome Facher?
(a) General counsel of Beatrice Foods.
(b) Assistant general counsel of Beatrice Foods.
(c) The litigation attorney for Beatrice Foods.
(d) Schlictmann.

9. How much do the Anderson's pay for their house in Woburn?
(a) $39,900.
(b) $20,000.
(c) $55,000.
(d) $17,900.

10. What type of case does Schlictmann win that provides him with money for the Woburn case?
(a) Environmental.
(b) Toxic waste.
(c) Medical malpractice.
(d) Criminal.

11. What is Jan Schlictmann's first job after college?
(a) Systems analyst.
(b) Store manager.
(c) Life insurance salesman.
(d) Teacher.

12. Who does Schlictmann hire to test immune systems of family members of Woburn children who have leukemia or who have died from leukemia?
(a) Dr. Robert Colvin.
(b) Dr. Paul Collins.
(c) Dr. Steven Craig.
(d) Dr. Gary Flynn.

13. When do Charles and Anne Anderson move to Woburn?
(a) 1965.
(b) 1960.
(c) 1968.
(d) 1969.

14. Who is the Grace Chemical employee who admits using TCE and dumping it at the back of the plant?
(a) Scot Anderson.
(b) Bob Thomas.
(c) Tom Barbas.
(d) John Truman.

15. Why does the state environmental department originally come to Woburn in 1979?
(a) To test the water in the river.
(b) To talk to the Town Council.
(c) To check the water in Wells G and H.
(d) To check some contaminated waste barrels.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Jimmy Anderson's doctor in Woburn?

2. Who says: "You're not entitled to a jury of your liking. You're only entitled to an impartial jury."?

3. How many pages of interrogatories does Cheeseman receive from Schlictmann?

4. The week before trial, how much is the settlement offer made by Neil Jacobs for Beatrice Foods?

5. What is the length of the Statute of Limitations on personal injuries in Massachusetts?

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