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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. What symbols did the employees at the open-source startup often use?

3. Which of the following was a common excuse tech companies used to explain the lack of women in top roles?

4. Why did Weiner say the data analytics CEO was expensive to work for?

5. What made being back in New York City for a visit in Part IV strange for Wiener?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the solutions manager tell Wiener when she complains about a male co-worker's inappropriate sexual comments towards her?

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

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

4. Why does Noah get fired?

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

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

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

8. How does a conversation with Parker in Part III change Wiener's view about the analytics company?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Wiener describe her own Internet usage and digital habits? Do you think her self-critique seems fair and complete? Why or why not? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

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

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.

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