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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. Where is Sunny said to be from in Chapter 2?

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

3. In his Author's Note, John Carreyrou states that Bad Blood is based on hundreds of interviews with over how many people?

4. How much money did Theranos raise from investors in its third round of funding?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Steve Burd and what was his connection to Theranos?

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

4. How is Larry Ellison described in Chapter 2?

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

6. Who is the "Dr. J" that is referenced in the title of Chapter 7?

7. What information is given of Sunny's past in Chapter 5? When did he come to the U.S.? Why?

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

9. How does the author describe Elizabeth Holmes's high-school years?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the ADVIA 1800. Who engineered this machine? What were its capabilities? Why was it used at Theranos labs?

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

Who is Edmund Ku? Where did he grow up? What did he study and where? How did he become employed at Theranos and in what capacity? When and why did he leave the company?

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