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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 think biohacking might be a form of?

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

3. What did Noah ask Wiener to proofread for him?

4. What did Wiener say being the only woman on the nontechnical team and providing customer support to developers was like?

5. What kind of training did the open-source startup CEO hire a Latina consultant to run for the company?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the CEO of a Seattle-based software conglomerate advise women not to ask for raises?

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

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

4. What does one male co-worker at the analytics startup say to Wiener about the first female engineer the company hires?

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

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

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

8. What community is known for trolling and harassment, especially of women?

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

10. Why does Noah get fired?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do you think Wiener describes herself as a "pleaser," and how does this classification affect her work in the early days of her experiences at various tech startups? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Write an essay explaining and exploring Wiener's reasons for leaving her work in the publishing industry in favor of the tech industry in the beginning of the memoir, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

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