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

2. Where was Carmen Washington working when John Carreyrou contacted her regarding the Theranos blood analyzers?

3. Who did Alan Beam say was running Theranos's day-to-day operations when she first spoke with John Carreyrou?

4. Who signed the letter that was hand-delivered to Erika Cheung regarding her avoiding litigation from Theranos?

5. Whose quote closed out Carreyrou's initial article on Theranos in the WSJ?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Erika Cheung terrified by the letter she received from Theranos following her relating information to Carreyrou?

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

3. Who is Rupert Murdoch and why is he important in this story?

4. Who is Adam Clapper and what is his involvement with Theranos?

5. How did Theranos respond when the company learned Carreyrou was writing an investigative piece on the company?

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

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

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

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

10. What is significant about the FDA's approval for Theranos to run a test for herpes?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is Dr. Jay Rosen? What connection does he have to Theranos? How did the rise and the later downfall of Theranos affect Rosen and his career?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the structure of Bad Blood. How would you describe the literary style of the book? What literary devices does the author employ to compel the reader forward? Does this book follow a standard nonfiction format or does it differ?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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