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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 the U.S. Army's medical department that had to approve a field test of the Theranos device?

2. From what university did Richard and Lorraine Fuisz's children graduate?

3. How old was Elizabeth Holmes when she pitched Theranos for investment from MedVenture Associates?

4. When was Kent Frankovich hired at Theranos?

5. Where was the pilot project with Theranos and Pfizer to take place in 2007?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How is Larry Ellison described in Chapter 2?

5. What arrangement was made between Theranos and Pfizer in 2006/2007?

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

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

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

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

10. What is the FDA?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Discuss the hurdles that author John Carreyrou faced in his investigative reporting on Theranos and Elizabeth Holmes. What were the legal issues faced? What issues arose based on ownership of the Wall Street Journal? How were these issues faced?

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