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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 did Aaron Moore study for a Ph.D. in microfluidics before dropping out?

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

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

4. When did Matt Bissel join the Theranos team?

5. What number was Matt Bissel in terms of the first employees hired at Theranos?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author describe the economic atmosphere at the cusp of 2009/2010 in Chapter 7?

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

3. What did Yamamoto tell Sunny about the operations at Theranos when he concluded his surprise visit in 2012?

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

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

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

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

8. What did Theranos's lawsuit against Fuisz Technologies allege?

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

10. What does "immunoassay" mean and why is it relevant to Theranos?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the concept and development of Theranos in comparison with tech startups such as Facebook, iPhone, Uber, Twitter, etc. How did these companies come to fruition and how did they rise? How does the medical-tech industry differ from the tech industry? How does the author explore this difference thematically in the book?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the Edison and the miniLab. What were these machines supposed to do? What were they actually capable of doing? How did the two prototypes differ from one another?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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