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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. 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?

2. 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?

3. Based on the 2003 study cited by the author in Chapter 3: “Success and Likeability,” she concludes that “success and likeability” are correlated how for women?

4. 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”?

5. Who is described as “president of the Rockefeller Foundation and the first woman to serve as president of an Ivy League university” in Chapter 1: “The Leadership Ambition Gap”?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What was the outcome discovered in the study described in the beginning of Chapter 3: “Success and Likeability”?

6. How does the author describe the disparity between the treatment of male and female behaviors at a young age in Chapter 1: “The Leadership Ambition Gap”?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the issue of negotiations in the workplace. In your experience, have you faced the issue of salary negotiations? If so, how did you feel about stepping up to the plate to ask for a higher salary or benefits? If you have not experienced this, discuss a similar example, such as an occurrence when you have challenged a grade in a class or asked for more allowance from your parents. Do you feel that your experiences in negotiation are influenced by your gender? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Sheryl Sandberg states in the Introduction: “Internalizing the Battle,” "The promise of equality is not the same as true equality." What does the author mean by this statement? How do we, as a society, begin to address the issue of “true equality”?

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