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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. When was Carreyrou's story on Theranos published in the Wall Street Journal?
(a) March 12, 2008.
(b) October 15, 2015.
(c) September 2, 2016.
(d) June 2, 2014.

2. Who signed the letter that was hand-delivered to Erika Cheung regarding her avoiding litigation from Theranos?
(a) Jay Rosan.
(b) Heather King.
(c) David Boies.
(d) Michael Craig.

3. Who did Sunny Balwani recruit to take on Alan Beam's position on the lab's CLIA license?
(a) Heather King.
(b) Michael Craig.
(c) Sunil Dhawan.
(d) Jay Rosan.

4. How did Ian Gibbons die?
(a) He was in a car accident.
(b) He died of complications from cancer.
(c) He was murdered.
(d) He committed suicide.

5. Who was hired to design the interior of the new building Theranos leased from Stanford in 2014?
(a) Arnold Gelb.
(b) Clive Wilkinson.
(c) Tara Lencioni.
(d) Jay Rosan.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how long had Tyler Shultz worked at Theranos?

2. When Elizabeth Holmes interviewed with Roger Parloff, what valuation did she assign to Theranos?

3. Who described trying to set up Elizabeth Holmes on dates in a New Yorker article featuring her?

4. What was the code name of the device Theranos was developing to replace the Edison machines?

5. Who is said to have leased a new Mercedes every six months in order to avoid having plates on his car?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Theranos affect the Shultz family?

2. Why was Erika Cheung terrified by the letter she received from Theranos following her relating information to Carreyrou?

3. Who is George Shultz and what is his connection to Theranos?

4. What is the ADVIA 1800 and what is its involvement at Theranos?

5. How did Roger Parloff contribute to Elizabeth Holmes's rise to fame?

6. What is significant about the FDA's approval for Theranos to run a test for herpes?

7. How did some Theranos employees manage to evade Sunny's unpredictability in the office?

8. Who is Rupert Murdoch and why is he important in this story?

9. What did Alan Beam tell Carreyrou about the Edisons in their first discussion?

10. Why were the Fuiszes not considered to be worthy sources to John Carreyrou?

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