A Civil Action Test | Final Test - Easy

Jonathan Harr
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 114 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

A Civil Action Test | Final Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who says: "Well, half a loaf is better than none at all, isn't it?"
(a) Schlictmann.
(b) Skinner.
(c) Conway.
(d) Crowley.

2. What is the amount of the final settlement offer by Grace?
(a) $6.6 million.
(b) $25 million.
(c) $15 million.
(d) $8 million.

3. 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."?
(a) Anderson.
(b) Robbins.
(c) Toomey.
(d) Kanes.

4. Who is the former plant engineer in charge of maintenance at the tannery who knows about the removal of waste from the 15 acres?
(a) Thomas Dunn.
(b) James Granger.
(c) George Jacobs.
(d) James Carson.

5. How much does Schlictmann return to the families for expenses charged?
(a) $50,000.
(b) $20,000.
(c) $100,000.
(d) $80,000.

6. Where was Albert Eustis born?
(a) Pennsylvania.
(b) Florida.
(c) Massachusetts.
(d) Maine.

7. What is "res judicata?"
(a) A basis for a dismissal.
(b) A judicial decision.
(c) A legal principle.
(d) A basis for an appeal.

8. On the day the lawyers return to the courtroom to meet with Judge Skinner, Eustis is sitting in the front row of the courtroom gallery. What is he reading?
(a) The New York Times.
(b) Court documents.
(c) A motion for a new trial.
(d) A proposed settlement offer.

9. Who says: "We got to prepare for phase two. We can't negotiate without being prepared. Things are not black and white."
(a) Phillips.
(b) Schlictmann.
(c) Conway.
(d) Gordon.

10. When Schlictmann's firm is in serious financial trouble right before the trial of phase 2, what excuse does Gordon use to fend off creditor West Publishing in St. Paul, Minnesota?
(a) We're having a serious cash flow problem.
(b) We are bankrupt.
(c) We're in the midst of a lawsuit and will pay you soon.
(d) We don't have any money.

11. How long does Schlictmann's geologist say that TCE had been in the soil?
(a) Since the 1800's.
(b) At least 50 years.
(c) At least 10 years.
(d) At least 25 years.

12. How long after the verdict in phase 1 is a settlement reached between Schlictmann and Grace Chemical?
(a) 8 weeks.
(b) 1 month.
(c) 6 weeks.
(d) 5 weeks.

13. What is referred to as "Sample Z?"
(a) Drobrinski's contaminated tannery waste.
(b) Waste from the Aberjana River.
(c) Contaminated samples from Well G.
(d) Contaminated samples from Well H.

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

15. When Schlictmann calls Eustis to agree to the settlement, who is with him?
(a) Conway and Crowley.
(b) Schlictmann's whole team.
(c) Phillips and Gordon.
(d) No one.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many specific questions does Skinner give to the jury?

3. Who is James Quarles?

4. Who is Facher's star witness?

5. Who is Juan Torruella?

(see the answer keys)

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