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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. How much time did the author take as maternity leave from Google when she had her first child?
2. The author asserts in Chapter 9: “The Myth of Doing It All,” “Instead of pondering the question ‘Can we have it all?’ we should be asking” what more practical question?
3. The author states in Chapter 9: “The Myth of Doing It All” that in 2009, married middle-income parents worked about how many more hours per week than in 1979?
4. What was Ray Kelly’s position at the time that Sheryl Sandberg began serving as chief of staff for the Treasury?
5. What American physicist and astronaut became the first American woman in space in 1983?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did Sheryl Sandberg respond when she was belittled upon meeting an admired politician in Chapter 10: “Let’s Start Talking About It”?
2. What does the author suggest one should ask oneself of “having it all” in Chapter 9: “The Myth of Doing It All”?
3. What does Sandberg describe as an ideal partner for women to succeed alongside in Chapter 8: “Make Your Partner a Real Partner”?
4. How does Sandberg describe the hierarchal system at Facebook in Chapter 6: “Seek and Speak Your Truth”?
5. 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”?
6. What lesson does the author say she learned from her correspondence with Ray Kelly in Chapter 6: “Seek and Speak Your Truth”?
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. Who is credited as approaching the gender gap well in his business dealings in Chapter 10: “Let’s Start Talking About It”?
9. What does the author write of Nora Ephron in Chapter 9: “The Myth of Doing It All”?
10. What barriers does the author discuss in the beginning of Chapter 6: “Seek and Speak Your Truth”?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 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 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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