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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Weiner refer to a very popular social media company?
(a) The social media site of our dreams.
(b) The social media site everyone hates but everyone logs into.
(c) The social media site that sucks time away.
(d) The social media site of creatives.

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

3. What did Wiener's co-workers tell her about the data analytics company's CTO?
(a) He was mean-spirited.
(b) He was gregarious.
(c) He was shy.
(d) He was brilliant and difficult.

4. What business was the first startup Wiener began working for in?
(a) Medicine.
(b) Ride-sharing.
(c) Home cooking.
(d) E-books.

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

6. 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 number of people working for the U.S. postal system?
(c) How would she calculate the mass of the building they were in?
(d) How would she calculate how much pizza it would take to cover the floor of Grand Central Station?

7. Why did Wiener think her friends would not like working in the tech industry?
(a) Most of them shunned technology and tried to live in a more analog way.
(b) They did not think the salaries were high enough.
(c) They would never want to move to the West coast.
(d) They would not likely find it fulfilling or interesting.

8. What does Wiener refer to as the setting in which she could see what the users were seeing at the data analytics startup?
(a) Toy Mode.
(b) God Mode.
(c) Friend Mode.
(d) Omniscient Mode.

9. How much did Wiener pay in rent for her own studio apartment in Part II?
(a) $1,800.
(b) $3,500.
(c) $2,500.
(d) $3,000.

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

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

12. What was a major problem in San Francisco when Wiener first moved there?
(a) Lack of public transport.
(b) Wildfire threats.
(c) Homelessness.
(d) A shortage of healthcare workers.

13. Where did Wiener meet up with the analytics CEO's girlfriend?
(a) Her own apartment.
(b) The Golden Gate Bridge.
(c) City Gate Park.
(d) A bar in the Tenderloin.

14. Who was assigned to help Wiener get oriented at the new startup in Part I?
(a) Skelly.
(b) Lars.
(c) Noah.
(d) Ian.

15. What did Wiener suggest the CEO at the analytics company should do to try to help combat burnout on their team?
(a) Do a company retreat.
(b) Compliment people's work.
(c) Give more vacation days.
(d) Give pay raises.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Wiener think good interface design did?

2. What area is Wiener's first job at the startup in San Francisco in?

3. What did Wiener mostly talk about with the product manager she ends up sharing an apartment with?

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

5. What did Noah decide to experiment with in Part II?

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