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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who were the core users of the data analytics startup's products?
(a) Art companies.
(b) Schools.
(c) NGOs.
(d) Programmers and data scientists.

2. What historical metaphor did people in Silicon Valley use proudly at the time Wiener moved there for the first time?
(a) The Gold Rush.
(b) The First World War.
(c) The Colonial Era.
(d) The Great San Francisco Earthquake.

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

4. What is the name of the place in California were many tech startup companies are located?
(a) Silicon Valley.
(b) Scathing River.
(c) High Water.
(d) San Bernadino.

5. What was one thing relating to office culture Wiener said came easily in her first days at the data analytics startup?
(a) Camaraderie.
(b) Help with salary negotiations.
(c) Back-biting between colleagues.
(d) Humor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Wiener refer to as the setting in which she could see what the users were seeing at the data analytics startup?

2. What business was the first startup Wiener began working for in?

3. What analogy does the data analytics CEO often use with employees to describe the nature of their business?

4. What did Weiner express reservations and skepticism about at a party with Ian in Part II?

5. Where did the girlfriend of the analytics startup's CEO work?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is God Mode?

2. Why does the e-book company fire Wiener?

3. How does Wiener react to the movie the company takes employees to in Part I to celebrate the CTO's birthday?

4. What activity does the analytics CEO give Wiener that he says will help her learn code?

5. What is one of the parts of the interview process at the analytics startup that Wiener finds strange?

6. Why does Wiener think her friends would balk at working for a company like the analytics company?

7. How does making friends with Noah affect Wiener's life?

8. Why does Wiener feel out of place when she interviews at the data analytics startup?

9. What does Wiener think, but not say, in response to the analytics CEO's comment to her that the company needed more women in leadership roles?

10. How does the news that a National Security Agency contractor leaked classified information about the U.S. government's surveillance programs affect Weiner and her coworkers?

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