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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author states in Chapter 4: “It’s a Jungle Gym, Not a Ladder” that as of 2010, the average American had how many jobs from the ages of 18 to 46?
(a) 3.
(b) 11.
(c) 19.
(d) 5.

2. Who is described in Chapter 5: “Are You My Mentor?” as the founder of CollegeSpring, “a nonprofit that provides SAT tutoring and college counseling to low-income students”?
(a) Omid Kordestani.
(b) Marlo Thomas.
(c) Garrett Neiman.
(d) Clara Shih.

3. The author says in Chapter 2: “Sit at the Table” that while in college, both she and her brother took a course in what together?
(a) Contemporary drama.
(b) Postmodern literature.
(c) European intellectual history.
(d) Advanced economics.

4. The author notes in Chapter 5: “Are You My Mentor?” that “searching for a mentor has become the professional equivalent of” what?
(a) “Flying too close to the sun.”
(b) “Stalling at the gate.”
(c) “Waiting for Prince Charming.”
(d) “Counting chickens before they hatch.”

5. What 1972 song does the author describe in Chapter 1: “The Leadership Ambition Gap” as being about a little boy who begs his father for a traditional girl’s toy?
(a) A Boy Named Sue.
(b) Lost in the Moon.
(c) Joey’s Song.
(d) Free to Be … You and Me.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Sheryl Sandberg say she graduated college in the Introduction: “Internalizing the Revolution”?

2. Where does the author say she attended a large public high school growing up in Chapter 2: “Sit at the Table”?

3. The internal and external barriers that women face in the workplace are related by the author using what metaphor in the Introduction: “Internalizing the Revolution”?

4. Who is cited in Chapter 4: “It’s a Jungle Gym, Not a Ladder” as having conceived the metaphor that “careers are a jungle gym, not a ladder”?

5. What economist at the first job the author took convinced her that attending business school would be a better alternative than going to law school?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Sandberg describe her own process of choosing mentees in Chapter 5: “Are You My Mentor?”

2. What does Sheryl Sandberg say must be overcome in order to reach true gender equality in the Introduction: “Internalizing the Revolution”?

3. What study does the author describe in the beginning of Chapter 3: “Success and Likeability”? Who conducted the study?

4. What does the author say regarding the progress that has been made regarding gender equality in the past 100 years in the Introduction: “Internalizing the Revolution”?

5. Where was Sheryl Sandberg working when she became pregnant with her first child? How is this experience described in the Introduction: “Internalizing the Revolution”?

6. How does the author describe Peggy McIntosh’s impressions on her in Chapter 2: “Sit at the Table”?

7. What is the focus of Chapter 2: “Sit at the Table” With what anecdote does the author open this chapter?

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

9. How is “stereotype threat” defined in Chapter 1: “The Leadership Ambition Gap”?

10. What advice did Eric Schmidt give to the author in her story from Chapter 4: "It's a Jungle Gym, Not a Ladder"?

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