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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. In what position did Ana Arriola join Theranos?

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

3. What date is presented in the opening of the Prologue?

4. When did Elizabeth Holmes first meet with Jeremiah Kelly in regards to Theranos's use within the military?

5. Where was Elizabeth Holmes born?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did Elizabeth Holmes grow up? What was her childhood like?

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

3. What films/books/tv shows did Justin Maxwell recommend to Elizabeth Holmes when he quit Theranos? Why?

4. How was Avidnostics similar to Theranos? How was it different?

5. When did Ian Gibbons become involved with Theranos? What was his position there?

6. What is the FDA?

7. What is Lt. Col. Shoemaker's educational and career history?

8. What material did the author use in writing Bad Blood, according to his statement in the Author's Note?

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

10. Why was Kent Frankovich hired at Theranos? What was his employment history like?

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

Discuss Elizabeth Holmes's rise to fame following the cover article on her in Fortune Magazine. How did this article promote Holmes? What demeanor and appearance did she project? How did this feature influence investors in Theranos?

Essay Topic 3

What was Theranos's mission as a company? Who founded it? When was it founded? What products did it promise to produce? Why did the company fail?

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