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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. On which former employee's computer did Matt Bissel find inappropriate sexual material that was used to deny him stock options?

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

3. Where had Tim Kemp been an executive before joining the Theranos team?

4. When did Mike Bauerly resign from Theranos?

5. What was the limit that AstraZeneca was willing to pay for the validation phase with Theranos?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. How did Chelsea Burkett come to work at Theranos? In what capacity did she work there?

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

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

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

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

What was Theranos's mission as a company? Who founded it? When was it founded? What products did it promise to produce? Why did the company fail?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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