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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 cites a 2012 Pew study in Chapter 1: “The Leadership Ambition Gap” which found that among young people ages 18-34, what percentage of women rated “success in a high-paying career or profession” as important to their lives?
(a) 66%.
(b) 57%.
(c) 24%.
(d) 18%.

2. How many women and girls does the author say are currently trapped in the sex trade worldwide in the Introduction: “Internalizing the Revolution”?
(a) 2.9 million.
(b) 4.4 million.
(c) 1.5 million.
(d) 6.7. million.

3. After finishing business school, Sheryl Sandberg took a job as a consultant at what company in Los Angeles?
(a) Facebook.
(b) Yahoo.
(c) McKinsey & Company.
(d) Walters & Williams.

4. Where did Sheryl Sandberg attend college for her undergraduate degree?
(a) Rutgers University.
(b) U.C. Berkeley.
(c) The University of Pennsylvania.
(d) Harvard University.

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?
(a) Fast growth.
(b) Room for advancement.
(c) Financial income.
(d) Power structure.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how long does the author say she worked for Google in Chapter 2: “Sit at the Table”?

2. What was the author voted as by her senior class, according to the narrative in Chapter 3: “Success and Likeability”?

3. Who is the chairman of the Washington Post Company that the author describes having met while working in Washington, D.C. over fifteen years ago in Chapter 5: “Are You My Mentor?”

4. 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?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does the author prefer to view the system of corporate advancement as a jungle gym rather than a ladder?

3. What does the author cite Shankar Vedantam as having written about in Chapter 3: “Success and Likeability”?

4. What kind of plans does the author say individuals should develop in Chapter 4: "It's a Jungle Gym, Not a Ladder"?

5. How does the author describe “impostor syndrome” in Chapter 2: “Sit at the Table”?

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

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

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

9. What academic award does the author describe receiving in business school in Chapter 3: “Success and Likeability”?

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

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