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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 says: "You're not entitled to a jury of your liking. You're only entitled to an impartial jury."?
(a) Facher.
(b) Blackman.
(c) Nesson.
(d) Skinner.

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

3. After the deposition process, who does Schlictmann believe is lying?
(a) John Riley.
(b) Al Love.
(c) Donald Fredrico.
(d) Peter Walker.

4. Who is James Gordon?
(a) A friend.
(b) Schlictmann's law partner.
(c) Schlictmann's financial adviser.
(d) A biochemist.

5. Beverly Paigen provides Schlictmann with a report on what?
(a) Leukemia.
(b) TCE.
(c) Wells G and H.
(d) Contaminants other than TCE.

Short Answer Questions

1. What river runs through Woburn?

2. What is the name of the law firm that was initially contacted about the leukemia clusters?

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

4. What is the amount of the counter-offer that Schlictmann makes to Beatrice Foods settlement offer the week before trial?

5. What is the Trial Lawyers for Public Justice?

Short Essay Questions

1. Briefly describe Jerome Facher's legal qualifications.

2. Briefly describe how Judge Skinner plans to divide the trial into phases.

3. What does Schlictmann do with the money he won in the Casey case?

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

5. When Dr. John Truman is convinced that the number of incidents of leukemia constitute a cluster, what does he do?

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

7. Why does Judge Skinner decide to become more involved with jury selection than is normally the case, and how is he more involved?

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

9. According to the city engineer of Woburn, what causes the foul taste and murky discoloration from Wells G and H?

10. To what does the title of the chapter "Orphans and Dogs" refer?

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