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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Wiener think good interface design did?
(a) Cultivated the mass suspension of disbelief.
(b) Shamed the competition.
(c) Brought more clients in.
(d) Made something bad look good.

2. Which company had bought Ian's company earlier in the year?
(a) The search-engine giant.
(b) The online superstore.
(c) The startup known for its logo.
(d) The company known for its ad revenue.

3. What kind of information did a U.S. National Security Agency contractor leak to the media in Part II?
(a) Classified information about the U.S.'s environmental vulnerabilities.
(b) Classified information about the U.S.'s flaws in fighting the war on terror.
(c) Classified information about the government's surveillance programs.
(d) Classified information about the U.S. energy grid.

4. What kind of app did the data analytics CTO create for fun that he and Wiener talked about?
(a) A fashion app.
(b) A running app.
(c) A cocktail-and-literature app.
(d) A language studies app.

5. What was one of the problem-solving questions Wiener's interviewer asked her at the startup in Part I?
(a) How would she calculate her own salary?
(b) How would she calculate the mass of the building they were in?
(c) How would she calculate the number of people working for the U.S. postal system?
(d) How would she calculate how much pizza it would take to cover the floor of Grand Central Station?

6. What did Wiener realize the founders of the first startup she worked at wanted her to do?
(a) Bring in more investors.
(b) Buy stock in the company.
(c) Work overtime for free.
(d) Create her own job description.

7. What did Wiener realize was different about working at the data analytics startup from anywhere else she had ever worked?
(a) She was told she could create her own hours and did not have to be physically present in the office.
(b) She did not have to make anyone coffee for the first time in her professional life.
(c) She was getting paid less than she ever had been.
(d) She was given her own key to the office.

8. What did the data analytics CEO tell employees was the enemy of a successful startup?
(a) Complacency.
(b) Too many employees.
(c) Investors.
(d) Hubris.

9. What did the data analytics CEO tell Wiener early on in her time at the company?
(a) Eventually he wanted her to lead the support team.
(b) He thought she was more interested in learning than in doing.
(c) He was surprised she had lasted at the company for this long already.
(d) He thought she should be recruiting more of her friends to work there.

10. How much was the startup's initial funding round that Wiener joins in New York City?
(a) 3 million dollars.
(b) 10 million dollars.
(c) 5 million dollars.
(d) 6 million dollars.

11. Who was Noah's roommate?
(a) David.
(b) Joshua.
(c) Ian.
(d) Ben.

12. What did Wiener mostly talk about with the product manager she ends up sharing an apartment with?
(a) Music.
(b) Painting.
(c) Literature.
(d) Exercise.

13. What did Noah decide to experiment with in Part II?
(a) Star charts.
(b) Larger-format communal living.
(c) Vitamin supplements.
(d) Reiki.

14. Which apps did Wiener resist downloading but did ultimately download in Part I?
(a) Fitness apps.
(b) Fashion apps.
(c) Cooking apps.
(d) Ride-sharing apps.

15. What secondary tool did the data analytics company offer to its users?
(a) A people-analytics tool.
(b) A pet-analytics tool.
(c) A money-analytics tool.
(d) A fashion-analytics tool.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Wiener meet up with the analytics CEO's girlfriend?

2. What did Ian do in Alamo Square Park with Wiener?

3. How does Wiener describe her financial situation at the opening of the book?

4. What did one of the CEO's type in a chat room that was a criticism about Wiener not meant for her to see in Part I?

5. Where did Wiener end up renting her first shared apartment in Part I in San Francisco?

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