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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. In what publication did Elizabeth Holmes state in an interview after Carreyrou's reporting that she was the victim of sexism?

2. Where did Alan Beam grow up?

3. Where was Rupert Murdoch born?

4. How much money did Rupert Murdoch invest in Theranos in their last round of fundraising, according to the author in Chapter 23?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What is the status of Theranos today?

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

8. How did Ian Gibbons die? How did his death impact Theranos?

9. What came after Carreyrou's first article in the WSJ was published?

10. How does the narrative style change in Chapter 19? Why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

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

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