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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's mother tell her about discussions about sexism?

2. About how long did Wiener work at the analytics startup for?

3. What did Weiner say was the central value of software?

4. How did Wiener think tech startups spent money?

5. In terms of women's equality in the office, how did Wiener see herself?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Wiener feel frustrated leaving the theater with her friend in New York in Part IV?

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

3. What ends up happening to the e-book startup that was Wiener's first tech job?

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

5. What happens to the analytics startup as it grows and hires more people?

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

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

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

9. What makes Wiener uncomfortable about the CEO's handling of Noah's firing?

10. What is one thing that attracts Wiener to the open-source startup?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How would you describe Wiener's reaction to the results of the 2016 U.S. presidential election? What role does she think technology - and especially social media platforms - played in the outcome of that election? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What does Wiener seem to identify as some of the most significant hypocrisies and contradictions between the way the tech industry and its leaders portray itself/themselves and the reality of the industry's culture and societal influences? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

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