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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 section of the data analytics startup office did Wiener work at?

2. Who was Noah's roommate?

3. What was a major problem in San Francisco when Wiener first moved there?

4. What did Ian do in Alamo Square Park with Wiener?

5. What was one of the problem-solving questions Wiener's interviewer asked her at the startup in Part I?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Wiener feel out of place when she interviews at the data analytics startup?

2. What are some things Ian and Wiener find they have in common?

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

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

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

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

7. What is God Mode?

8. How is Wiener feeling about her job in the publishing industry in Part I?

9. Why does the e-book company fire Wiener?

10. What type of work does the first startup that Wiener begins working for do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some of the most significant differences between the publishing industry and the tech industry, in Wiener's view? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring Wiener's treatment of the themes of hubris and ego among tech entrepreneurs and workers in Silicon Valley throughout the memoir.

Essay Topic 3

What are some of the main reasons Wiener leaves the data-analytics startup, and how does she feel about the company in hindsight after she is no longer employed there? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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