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A Civil Action

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

As a result of dumping poisonous chemicals how many children died?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

8

d)

12

2.

Jan Schlictman went to what law school?

a)

Harvard

b)

Yale

c)

Princeton

d)

Cornell

3.

What was the final settlement amount agreed upon at trial?

a)

$10,000,000

b)

$8,000,000

c)

$20,000,000

d)

$25,000,000

4.

What kind of vehicle did Jan drive?

a)

black porsche

b)

red porsche

c)

cadillac

d)

corvette

5.

At the deposition the owner of Riley Tannery did what with the glass of water?

a)

poured it on the carpet

b)

poured it on the table

c)

drank it

d)

gave it back to Jan

6.

What was the name of the loan officer who Jan and Gordon went to in order to borrow money?

a)

Uncle Tony

b)

Uncle Espen

c)

Uncle Nam

d)

Uncle Pete

7.

What were the names of the companies that dumped the chemicals?

a)

Beatrice and Frank

b)

Grace and Walton

c)

Grace and Beatrice

d)

Thatcher and Cosgrove

8.

The weird attorney who was always throwing the ball against the wall was a huge a fan of what Boston team?

a)

Boston Celtics

b)

New England Patriots

c)

Boston Bruins

d)

Boston Red Sox

9.

Where did the little boy pass away that was very emotional?

a)

in the car on the way to the clinic

b)

at the clinic

c)

in the bus on way home from clinic

d)

at the hospital

10.

How much money did each family receive in the settlement?

a)

$325,000

b)

$500,000

c)

$8,000,000

d)

$69.4 million

11.

At the settlement meeting the odd attorney wanted to keep which item?

a)

the bread

b)

the strawberries

c)

the briefcase

d)

the hotel pen

12.

What was the name of the town where the incident occurred?

a)

Boston

b)

Woburn

c)

Waltham

d)

Danvers

13.

The owner of the tannery bribed his employee to clean up the chemicals by giving him ____________.

a)

Red Sox tickets

b)

Hamilton tickets

c)

Mount Horeb clothing from the school store

d)

Boston Celtics tickets

14.

The case was discovered because of what Jan received in Woburn?

a)

parking ticket

b)

speeding ticket

c)

disorderly ticket

d)

DWI

15.

Jan was devastated by this fact because of the judge's poor ruling.

a)

his clients could not testify

b)

his clients were not allowed to attend the trial

c)

his clients were forced to pay $8,000,000

d)

his clients were forced to pay all expenses of the case

16.

In bankruptcy court it was determined Jan had how much money in his checking account?

a)

$14.00

b)

$37.00

c)

$14,000

d)

$325,000

17.

At the end how much were the fines and clean up costs?

a)

$325,000

b)

$8,000,000

c)

$49.6 million

d)

$69.4 million

18.

What government agency got involved late and resolved the case?

a)

FTC

b)

EPA

c)

OSHA

d)

FBI

19.

The mom in the story told Jan that this is where her son told her they would meet when he knew he was dying.

a)

in the middle of heaven

b)

back right hand corner of heaven

c)

back left hand corner of heaven

d)

at the top of the stairs leading to heaven

20.

Who played Jan Schlictman?

a)

William H Macy

b)

Morgan Freeman

c)

John Travolta

d)

Robert Duvall