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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. What drug company made Celebrex?

2. For what German enterprise software juggernaut had Todd Surdey worked before coming to Theranos?

3. Who was the Yale Friends of Israel president that worked with Richard Fuisz to organize a graduation day protest against Loucks?

4. Theranos' new headquarters in 2008 was just around the corner from the headquarters of what corporation?

5. How much in Theranos stock did Avie Tevanian buy in its late 2006 offering?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was the significance of Theranos's move from East Paly to their new headquarters in 2008?

3. How is Gary Frenzel described and what role did he have at Theranos?

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

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

6. How is Larry Ellison described in Chapter 2?

7. What is the FDA?

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

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

10. When and in what capacity did Edmond Ku come to work at Theranos?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss the atmosphere of communication at the headquarters of Theranos. How does the author describe the relationship between the chemical department and the engineering compartment? What were the reasons that the communication was as it was? How did this atmosphere affect the product they were creating?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the structure of Bad Blood. How would you describe the literary style of the book? What literary devices does the author employ to compel the reader forward? Does this book follow a standard nonfiction format or does it differ?

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