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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened every Tuesday at noon when Wiener worked at the data analytics startup?
(a) Lunch is catered.
(b) The CEO does a music performance.
(c) Over a hundred sirens sounded to test San Francisco's emergency warning system.
(d) A new speaker from the tech industry tells the workers how to be more productive.

2. What historical metaphor did people in Silicon Valley use proudly at the time Wiener moved there for the first time?
(a) The First World War.
(b) The Great San Francisco Earthquake.
(c) The Gold Rush.
(d) The Colonial Era.

3. Why did Wiener not like the idea of using ride-sharing apps?
(a) It seemed too exploitative.
(b) It seemed too lazy.
(c) It seemed too expensive.
(d) It seemed unsafe to her.

4. What company does Wiener join in Silicon Valley in Part I?
(a) A data analytics startup.
(b) A leisure magazine.
(c) An open-source startup.
(d) A law firm.

5. How does Wiener find temporary accomodation in San Francisco the first time she moves there?
(a) Through the company.
(b) A home-sharing platform.
(c) Through a friend.
(d) Craigslist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was one slogan on the data analytics company's t-shirts it asked employees to wear?

2. What area is Wiener's first job at the startup in San Francisco in?

3. What photo did Wiener use for herself on a dating app?

4. What field did Wiener's new boyfriend work in?

5. Why did the data analytics CEO suggest Wiener and his girlfriend go out together?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

3. What phrase does the CEO use as a mantra and motivating force at the analytics startup?

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

5. What is God Mode?

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

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 does pivoting mean in the tech industry?

9. Which specific company does Wiener contend that it is almost impossible to use the internet without enriching?

10. What are some of the drawbacks to living in San Francisco that Wiener discusses in Part I?

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