how to prepare for quant interview

Im trying to prepare for a Quant risk Internship interview at a hedge fund in the next week.
 

Im doing a masters in AI,I have done a module on Statistics, but it is not anything finance level. 

What do you suggest is the best way to prepare? I was listening to Ptrck Boyle who suggested to perhaps come there with a risk model of your own, but I dont think i have the time. 

Should I read any stats books, Will they ask me to solve a black scholes model ? Are differential equations or matricies coming up. For context this interview is with their head of quant risk

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