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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. What is the name of the website where current and former employees can review companies anonymously, and where one report titled "A pile of PR lies" about Theranos?

2. What was the code name of the device Theranos was developing to replace the Edison machines?

3. Who was the lone Theranos executive that came along with lawyers to the offices of the WSJ to talk with Carreyrou and his editor?

4. On what date did Elizabeth Holmes sign a contract with Walgreens promising to launch its blood-testing services in some of the pharmacy chain's stores by February of 2013?

5. Where was Rupert Murdoch born?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did some Theranos employees manage to evade Sunny's unpredictability in the office?

2. What did Alan Beam tell Carreyrou about the Edisons in their first discussion?

3. How is the "chem 18" panel described?

4. What is the ADVIA 1800 and what is its involvement at Theranos?

5. Who was among the Theranos delegation that came to the Wall Street Journal's offices for their first meeting, as described in Chapter 21?

6. How did Alan Beam come to work for Theranos? What was his position?

7. Who is George Shultz and what is his connection to Theranos?

8. Who were the allies to Richard Fuisz in his efforts to question Holmes's activities, as described in Chapter 18?

9. Why were the Fuiszes not considered to be worthy sources to John Carreyrou?

10. What happened at Holmes's speech at the Clinical Chemistry conference described in Chapter 24?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the relationship between Theranos and Safeway. What commitments were made between these two companies? What came to fruition of those agreements? What happened after the fallout of Theranos?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Alan Beam and his role at Theranos. How did he come to work there? In what capacity did he work there? Why did he leave the company?

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