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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. How did Ian Gibbons die?
2. Who was hired to design the interior of the new building Theranos leased from Stanford in 2014?
3. 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?
4. Who were the two doctors that Theranos lawyers claimed had been misrepresented in Carreyrou's investigative story on Theranos in a letter sent to the WSJ's counsel?
5. Where did Suraj Saksena earn his Ph.D. in biochemistry and biophysics?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did Roger Parloff contribute to Elizabeth Holmes's rise to fame?
2. How did Theranos affect the Shultz family?
3. How did Alan Beam come to work for Theranos? What was his position?
4. Who is Rupert Murdoch and why is he important in this story?
5. Who from the Wall Street Journal attended the first meeting with the Theranos team, according to the author in Chapter 21?
6. What did Alan Beam tell Carreyrou about the Edisons in their first discussion?
7. What is the ADVIA 1800 and what is its involvement at Theranos?
8. Who was among the Theranos delegation that came to the Wall Street Journal's offices for their first meeting, as described in Chapter 21?
9. Why were the Fuiszes not considered to be worthy sources to John Carreyrou?
10. Who is Adam Clapper and what is his involvement with Theranos?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Who is Sunny Balwani and what was his position at Theranos? How does the author describe his interpersonal behavior? What was Balwani's relationship like with Elizabeth Holmes?
Essay Topic 2
Describe Steve Jobs's career and discuss his influences on Elizabeth Holmes. Why did Holmes admire Jobs? What are specific examples of how she modeled herself in his image? Do you think that Holmes's admiration for Jobs was a positive or negative trait, given her actions?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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