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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. What did Wiener suggest the CEO at the analytics company should do to try to help combat burnout on their team?

2. How much was the startup's initial funding round that Wiener joins in New York City?

3. 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?

4. What did Wiener think good interface design did?

5. What did the cofounders prioritize at the startup Wiener joined in San Francisco in Part I?

Short Essay Questions

1. Which specific company does Wiener contend that it is almost impossible to use the internet without enriching?

2. What is one perk the analytics company offers that Wiener knows helps keep people working in the office for longer hours?

3. What is God Mode?

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

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

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

7. What does pivoting mean in the tech industry?

8. 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?

9. What type of work does the first startup that Wiener begins working for do?

10. How does Wiener describe the product that the analytics startup makes?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do you think Wiener continues working in the tech industry for as long as she does after she begins feeling serious moral and personal reservations about the work and the overall industry culture? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

How does Wiener describe her own Internet usage and digital habits? Do you think her self-critique seems fair and complete? Why or why not? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

How does the news about the NSA contractor and whistleblower who revealed the U.S. government's violations of citizens' privacy online affect Wiener's view about the work the data-analytics startup engages in? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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