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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. What was an act of defiance Wiener perpetrates in Part III?
(a) She took extra vacation days.
(b) She insisted on working from home.
(c) She insisted on being paid overtime.
(d) She took a personal day without giving a reason.

2. What did biohackers argue the body was?
(a) A work in progress.
(b) A temple.
(c) A platform.
(d) A chat room.

3. About how many employees were at the open-source startup when Wiener joined?
(a) 25.
(b) 500.
(c) 50.
(d) 200.

4. What did Ian tell Wiener about her problems at the analytics startup in Part III?
(a) She should think about moving back to New York City.
(b) She should think about working in publishing again.
(c) She should take a leave of absence to work out her choices,
(d) She was allowed to quit and the CEO would be fine.

5. What did the CEO ask Wiener during the conversation about her work review in Part III?
(a) Why she started in tech in the first place.
(b) Whether or not she was getting married soon.
(c) If she was thinking of leaving.
(d) If she was Down For The Cause.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the open-source startup modeled on?

2. How did some of Wiener's coworkers at the analytics startup see her?

3. What eventually happened to the e-book startup?

4. What symbols did the employees at the open-source startup often use?

5. Where did the word meritocracy originate, according to Wiener?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of court case did the open-source startup become involved in shortly before Wiener joined it?

2. What does the analytics CEO say to Wiener that upsets her in Part III?

3. What does Wiener say she knew she would regret looking back on her late twenties?

4. Why does Noah get fired?

5. How does Wiener feel about the company's trip to Tahoe?

6. What is the "pipeline" argument some use to explain the lack of diversity in the tech industry?

7. What does Wiener notice about the open-source startup's headquarters when she interviews there?

8. How does a conversation with Parker in Part III change Wiener's view about the analytics company?

9. What does Wiener think when she sees a homeless person wearing one of the open-source startup's branded hoodies?

10. What does the analytics CEO tell Wiener when she leaves the company?

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