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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. According to the author in Chapter 11: “Working Together Toward Equality,” a recent survey showed that “high-potential women” working in business want to “pay it forward.” What percentage of these women had reached out to other women to help them develop their talents?

2. What kind of presentations does Sheryl Sandberg say she banned at Facebook meetings in Chapter 6: “Seek and Speak Your Truth”?

3. In Chapter 9: “The Myth of Doing It All,” the author describes going to a business conference with her children and taking the eBay plane. What did her daughter contract during this trip?

4. According to the author in Chapter 7: “Don’t Leave Before You Leave,” what percentage of mothers whose husband’s earnings landed in the top 5% were out of the labor force in 2006?

5. A blogger for what magazine compared Sheryl Sandberg to Kim Polese, according to the author in Chapter 11: “Working Together Toward Equality”?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does the author praise for embracing emotion in the workplace in Chapter 6: “Seek and Speak Your Truth”?

2. Who is one example that is cited by the author as an individual who had to make an immediate choice between career and family in Chapter 7: “Don’t Leave Before You Leave”?

3. How did Elise Scheck describe her experiences during pregnancy, according to the author in Chapter 7: “Don’t Leave Before You Leave”?

4. What quote does the author cite from Gloria Steinem in the beginning of Chapter 10: “Let’s Start Talking About It”?

5. How does the author describe the term “queen bee” in Chapter 11: “Working Together Toward Equality”?

6. What does Sandberg say often creates a double standard and compels women to leave the workplace in Chapter 8: “Make Your Partner a Real Partner”?

7. How does the author’s anecdote in the opening of Chapter 7: “Don’t Leave Before You Leave” relate to women’s relationship to their careers metaphorically?

8. How does Sandberg describe the hierarchal system at Facebook in Chapter 6: “Seek and Speak Your Truth”?

9. What does the author suggest one should ask oneself of “having it all” in Chapter 9: “The Myth of Doing It All”?

10. What statistics does Sandberg point to regarding marriage and women in power in Chapter 8: “Make Your Partner a Real Partner”?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss the statistics presented in the Introduction of women in the contemporary workplace. How many women are in the U.S. workforce today? Of these, how many women are the sole bread earners for their families? How have these statistics changed in the past century?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the author’s metaphor of the jungle gym for the contemporary business world. What successful individuals (men and women) serve as examples of this metaphor due to how they have risen in the ranks? Why does Sandberg prefer this comparison than viewing the workplace as a ladder?

Essay Topic 3

Sheryl Sandberg asserts that women, more than men, struggle with candor, forthrightness, and honesty in the workplace. What are examples of the ways that honesty can hurt women in the corporate world? How is this different than the reactions to male honesty? How can one overcome these backlashes from the situation?

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