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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 is one reason Wiener thought some others in the tech industry looked own upon her sometimes?

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

3. Who was the only other employee at the first startup Wiener works at besides Wiener who was not also a founder?

4. What kind of app did the data analytics CTO create for fun that he and Wiener talked about?

5. Which coworker of Wiener's did she make many new friends through?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Wiener feel as far as settling in to San Francisco during her first six months or so at the analytics startup?

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

5. 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?

6. 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?

7. What topic does Wiener challenge a group of engineers about in Part II, only to realize the engineers are pioneers in this field?

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

9. What fundamental facet of her job at the e-book startup did Wiener misunderstand from the beginning?

10. How is Wiener feeling about her job in the publishing industry in Part I?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

When, and why, does Wiener become increasingly alarmed to view the escalation in messages that are meant to troll/harass that she is assigned to moderate at the open-source startup? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

How does Wiener's relationship and conversations with her partner Ian affect the way she views her work and the wider tech industry as a whole? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

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