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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. Avidnostics planned on marketing their machine to what group?

2. Where in Palo Alto was the building that Theranos moved to in early 2008?

3. What was the original name of Theranos?

4. Who was CENTCOM's command surgeon and the person that Mattis forwarded his email to in response to Elizabeth Holmes in 2012?

5. From what disease was Larree Renda's husband suffering when she first viewed Elizabeth Holmes's demonstration for Theranos?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Larry Ellison described in Chapter 2?

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

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

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

5. Who is Mark Zuckerberg and why is he an important tech figure?

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

7. Why did Shoemaker and Holmes have anymosity for one another regarding Theranos?

8. How does the author describe the communication between the engineering and chemistry groups at Theranos?

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

10. Where and when did Elizabeth Holmes attend college? What did she study?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Elizabeth Holmes's childhood and education. What was her family like? Where did she grow up? Where did she study? What did she study?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the Fuisz family. How did they know the Holmeses? How did they become involved with Theranos? What was the fallout of this involvement?

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