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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 author does Sheryl Sandberg quote in Chapter 4: “It’s a Jungle Gym, Not a Ladder” as having observed, “The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any”?

2. According to the author in Chapter 1: “The Leadership Ambition Gap,” what percentage of mothers are primary breadwinners and earn the majority of their family’s earnings?

3. During the Great Depression, the author says that her grandmother was pulled out of Morris High School to help support the household by doing what?

4. Whom does the author say “caught my attention at Facebook years ago when we were getting ready for our first senior-level meeting with the Walt Disney Company” in Chapter 5: “Are You My Mentor?”

5. Eric Schmidt, when offering Sheryl Sandberg her first position at Google, told her “that only one criterion mattered when picking a job.” What is that criterion?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author propose overcoming “impostor syndrome” in Chapter 2: “Sit at the Table”?

2. What internal report from Hewlett-Packard does the author describe in Chapter 4: "It's a Jungle Gym, Not a Ladder"?

3. Why does the author assert it is imperative to overcome gender stereotypes in the workplace in Chapter 1: “The Leadership Ambition Gap”?

4. What author from The New Yorker is cited in Chapter 3: “Success and Likeability”? What did this author say about self-doubt?

5. What example does the author give of the phenomenon called “stereotype threat” in Chapter 1: “The Leadership Ambition Gap”?

6. What statistics does the author present in the Introduction: “Internalizing the Revolution” to further express her points regarding women’s equality in the workplace?

7. What story does the author use to connect the title of Chapter 5: “Are You My Mentor?” with the theme of the chapter?

8. How does the author describe the internal barriers that women face in Chapter 1: “The Leadership Ambition Gap”?

9. What does Sandberg relate of her own career plan in Chapter 4: "It's a Jungle Gym, Not a Ladder"?

10. What did Sandberg’s experience during her first pregnancy teach her about gender equality in the workplace in the Introduction: “Internalizing the Revolution”?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the non-hierarchal systems established in the workplace at corporations such as Facebook, Google, and other contemporary tech companies. In what ways do you see these systems as a benefit to women in the workplace? What are the negative elements of these types of systems? How involved was Sandberg in establishing these systems in the companies where she has worked?

Essay Topic 2

Define and discuss the “impostor syndrome.” Author Sheryl Sandberg indicates in the text that while both men and women are susceptible to the impostor syndrome, it more frequently serves as a barrier to women in the workplace. Why do you think this is the case? What can be done to address the impostor syndrome?

Essay Topic 3

When Eric Schmidt suggested “fast growth” as the only important criterion for taking employment, what did he mean? Was he correct in this assessment? Do you think that this piece of advice is more valuable today, given the speed of technological advancement, than it was 50 years ago? Why or why not?

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