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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. Who was the head of the innovation team at Walgreens in 2010?

2. What is the net worth that the author assigns to Larry Ellison in Chapter 2?

3. What was Larree Renda's position at Safeway in 2010?

4. Bruce Ivins's suicide led to the disclosure that he had been the likely perpetrator of a number of what kind of attacks in 2001?

5. What drug company made Celebrex?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. When did Sunny and Elizabeth become romantically involved? With whom was he involved prior to Holmes?

7. How is Larry Ellison described in Chapter 2?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss the atmosphere of Silicon Valley in the years from 2002-2019. What companies are headquartered in Silicon Valley? How does the author characterize the culture of Silicon Valley? How did this culture influence Theranos's rise and fall?

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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