Bad Blood Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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

Bad Blood Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

John Carreyrou
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 114 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of the people interviewed for Bad Blood, how many were former Theranos employees, according to the author in the Author's Note?

2. For how many years had Lt. Col. Shoemaker had a career in the army when he encountered Elizabeth Holmes?

3. From what company did Tony Nugent order a $3,000 glue-dispensing robot that would become the heart of the new Theranos system?

4. Where did Alberto Gutierrez earn his Ph.D. in chemistry?

5. What previously unknown disease broke out in Asia in 2003?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where and when did Elizabeth Holmes attend college? What did she study?

2. How does the author describe the communication between the engineering and chemistry groups at Theranos?

3. What basic information is provided about the mysterious "Sunny" in Chapter 2?

4. Who is Shaunuk Roy and what were his concerns about Theranos's demonstration in Switzerland in 2006?

5. Who is Matt Bissel? When and in what capacity did he join Theranos?

6. Why was Ed Ku concerned about the project with Theranos and Pfizer?

7. What was the original name and mission of the company that would become Theranos?

8. Who is Alberto Gutierrez and how did he become involved with Theranos?

9. Who is Shaunuk Roy and how did he come to be involved with Theranos?

10. Who is Susan DiGiaimo and what was her role at Theranos?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What kind of company is Chiat\Day? How was the company involved with Theranos? What employees from Chiat\Day came to work for Theranos?

Essay Topic 2

Who is Sunny Balwani and what was his position at Theranos? How does the author describe his interpersonal behavior? What was Balwani's relationship like with Elizabeth Holmes?

Essay Topic 3

Who is Shaunuk Roy? How did he come to be involved with Theranos? What position did he serve in the company? When and why did he leave?

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