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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 Noah decide to experiment with in Part II?
2. Where did Wiener meet up with the analytics CEO's girlfriend?
3. How long was Wiener's first job in the tech industry?
4. Which coworker of Wiener's did she make many new friends through?
5. What did many of the workers use to get around the office at the data analytics startup?
Short Essay Questions
1. What fundamental facet of her job at the e-book startup did Wiener misunderstand from the beginning?
2. Which specific company does Wiener contend that it is almost impossible to use the internet without enriching?
3. Why does the e-book company fire Wiener?
4. What is one perk the analytics company offers that Wiener knows helps keep people working in the office for longer hours?
5. What is one of the parts of the interview process at the analytics startup that Wiener finds strange?
6. What phrase does the CEO use as a mantra and motivating force at the analytics startup?
7. How does Wiener feel as far as settling in to San Francisco during her first six months or so at the analytics startup?
8. How is Wiener feeling about her job in the publishing industry in Part I?
9. 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?
10. What does pivoting mean in the tech industry?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does Wiener treat the concept of optimization, both in personal and professional contexts? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 2
How does Noah's firing from the data-analytics startup affect Wiener's perception of the company and the industry as a whole? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 3
What are some of the main reasons Wiener leaves the data-analytics startup, and how does she feel about the company in hindsight after she is no longer employed there? Write an essay explaining your answers.
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