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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 was an act of defiance Wiener perpetrates in Part III?

2. Where did Wiener go to participate in a hack house?

3. What did biohackers argue the body was?

4. How did Wiener feel among the computer science majors at the women in computing conference in Part IV?

5. Why did Wiener feel ashamed of herself after the company Christmas party?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the CEO of the analytics startup ask Wiener in Part IV?

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

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

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

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

6. Why does Noah get fired?

7. How does Wiener feel on a visit back to New York City in Part IV?

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

9. How does Wiener meet Patrick?

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 and when does Wiener begin to become more aware of the glaring lack of workforce diversity in the tech industry, in terms of race, gender, class, and other identity metrics? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

How does Wiener's friendship with Patrick influence her perception of Silicon Valley, startup culture, and venture capitalism? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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